Deputy Chief Wayne P. Harris (Ret.)

Deputy Chief Wayne Preston Harris (Ret.) served over thirty years with the Rochester New York Police Department.  Following his retirement, he founded Wayne Consultancy, LLC to continue his work of community engagement, and to see a world where differences are addressed peacefully, and problems are solved through open dialogue, understanding and cooperation.

He is the executive director of the Initiative Advancing the Blue and Black Partnership, the current board chair of the Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP), a former national executive board member of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE), and a nationally recognized expert and speaker on policing in America.