William B. Evans | |
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Commissioner of the Boston Police Department | |
In office January 9, 2014 – July 23, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Ed Davis |
Succeeded by | William G. Gross |
Executive Director of Public Safety of the Boston College Police Department | |
Assumed office August 6, 2018 | |
Chief of Police of the Boston College Police Department | |
Assumed office August 6, 2018 | |
Personal details | |
Born | William Brian Evans September 21, 1958 Boston, Massachusetts |
Relatives | Paul F. Evans (brother) |
Alma mater | Chaminade University Suffolk University (B.S.) Anna Maria College (M.S.) |
Awards | Boston Police Department's Medal of Honor |
William B. Evans (born February 23, 1958) is currently serving as the executive director of public safety and chief of police of Boston College. Previously, Evans was the commissioner of the Boston Police Department from January 2014 until August 2018. Evans served as interim commissioner from November 2013 until he was permanently appointed by newly elected mayor Marty Walsh. He announced his retirement from the Boston Police Department in July 2018. He currently serves as the chief of the Boston College police department. A graduate of Suffolk University, Evans holds a master's degree in cybersecurity from Boston College and another master's in criminal justice from Anna Maria College. He is also a graduate of the FBI’s National Academy, FBI's National Executive Institute , Department of Homeland Security Post Naval Executive Leaders Program and received several certificates from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in subjects ranging from homeland security to preparedness leadership. He is active in several professional organizations, including the International Association of Chiefs of Police and the Major Cities Chiefs Association, and is currently an adjunct professor at Boston College and Boston University . [1][2][3]