Cathy Lanier — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Senior Vice President, Chief Security Officer at National Football League (NFL) since 2016.
Served as Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia from 2007 to 2016.
First woman to hold the position of Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia.
Longest-serving Chief of Police in the history of the Metropolitan Police Department.
During her tenure as police chief, violent crime dropped 23 percent and homicides plunged to a half-century low in 2012.
Holds a Master of Arts in national security studies from the Naval Postgraduate School.
Earned Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in management from Johns Hopkins University.

Biography

Cathy Lanier is the Senior Vice President and Chief Security Officer at the National Football League (NFL), a position she has held since 2016. Prior to joining the NFL, Lanier had a distinguished career in law enforcement, serving as the Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia (MPDC) from 2007 to 2016. She was the first woman to hold this position and the longest-serving Chief of Police in the department's history.