Adrian Z. Diaz is an American law enforcement officer serving as the chief of the

Seattle Police Department The Seattle Police Department (SPD) is the principal law enforcement agency of the city of Seattle, Washington, United States, except for the campus of the University of Washington, which is under the responsibility of its own police departme ...

. Diaz had previously served as deputy chief of the department. Diaz assumed office in an acting capacity on September 2, 2020, following the resignation of

Carmen Best Carmen Best (born c. 1965) is an American law enforcement officer who served as the chief of police of the Seattle Police Department from 2018 to 2020. She was the first black woman to lead Seattle's police force. She was chief of police during th ...

. On September 20, 2022, Diaz was appointed to the permanent position.

Education

Diaz earned a Bachelor of Arts in criminal justice from

Central Washington University Central Washington University (CWU) is a public university in Ellensburg, Washington. Founded in 1891, the university consists of four divisions: the President's Division, Business and Financial Affairs, Operations, and Academic and Student Lif ...

and a Master of Public Administration from the

University of Washington The University of Washington (UW, simply Washington, or informally U-Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1861, Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast; it was established in Seat ...

Career

Diaz previously worked as a bike patrolman and undercover officer in the

. He also works as a Master Defensive Tactics instructor at the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission.

References

Living people American law enforcement officials Chiefs of the Seattle Police Department Central Washington University alumni University of Washington alumni Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-law-enforcement-bio-stub