Jessica Tisch — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as the Police Commissioner for the New York City Police Department since November 2024.
Served as Commissioner of the New York City Department of Sanitation from 2022 to 2024.
Served as Commissioner of the New York City Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications from 2019 to 2022.
Served as Deputy Commissioner for Information Technology at the New York City Police Department from 2014 to 2019.
Received joint Master of Business Administration and Juris Doctor degrees from Harvard University in 2008.
Received a Bachelor of Arts from Harvard University in 2003.

Biography

Jessica Tisch is an American public administrator currently serving as the 48th New York City Police Commissioner, a role she assumed in November 2024. Her career in public service began in 2008 with the counterterrorism bureau at the New York City Police Department, facilitated by then-Commissioner Raymond Kelly.

Throughout her career, Tisch has held several key civilian positions within New York City government.