William Moore  | 

Andrew Vetter  | 

Dr. Branville G. Bard, Jr.  | 

Branville G. Bard, Jr. serves as the Vice President for Public Safety for all Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins Medicine campuses and facilities worldwide, except for the Applied Physics Laboratory. In April 2023, Dr. Bard was also appointed as the inaugural Chief of Police for the Johns Hopkins Police Department (JHPD).

Chief Bard joins Johns Hopkins and has over 28 years of distinguished experience in law enforcement and public safety. He is recognized for his reform-oriented approach and is deeply committed to the principles of procedural and social justice. Chief Bard believes it is possible to keep communities safe from crime while also protecting the civil rights of community members. Most recently, he served as the police commissioner for the City of Cambridge, Massachusetts. He began his career with the Philadelphia Police Department, where he dedicated over two decades of service before retiring as a police inspector. Following his retirement, Chief Bard assumed the role of chief of police and director of public safety for the Philadelphia Housing Authority, further underscoring his dedication to creating safe and equitable communities.

As a dedicated law enforcement leader, Chief Bard has successfully driven transformative change in two agencies. His career is marked by exceptional leadership and an impressive ability to cultivate strong relationships with residential, business, and religious communities. These vital connections have forged powerful partnerships that effectively reduce crime and address pressing quality-of-life issues, all while significantly enhancing community engagement with the police. Chief Bard’s commitment to collaboration illustrates his profound impact on community safety and trust.

Andre Davis  | 

Andre M. Davis served for thirty years as a judge on four courts: the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, the United States District court, the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, and the Maryland state District Court. Before his appointment as a judge, he had served as an appellate attorney for the Civil Rights Division for the U.S. Department of Justice and as an Assistant United States Attorney in Baltimore. Upon retiring from the bench, the Mayor of Baltimore appointed Davis as City Solicitor. In that role, which he held until March 2020, he led the City Law Department, comprised of more than one hundred lawyers and support personnel, and served as one of five members of the City’s Board of Estimates, the municipal spending authority. Davis received a BA in American history from the University of Pennsylvania and graduated cum laude from the University of Maryland School of Law.

Louis Pakula  | 

Rob Johnson  | 

Duncan J. Evered  | 

Daniel L. Eggers  | 

Chris Duncan  | 

Steve Butz  |