Dr. Gary J. Margolis

Managing Partner
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Dr. Gary J. Margolis has 20 years of distinguished experience in public safety and more than a decade in higher education as the Chief of Police at the University of Vermont and State Agricultural College (1998 - 2009).  He has served as a police executive; police officer and deputy sheriff; and police academy administrator.

Under his leadership, UVM Police Services is a three-time internationally accredited police agency through the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies for whom Dr. Margolis is a Commissioner (www.calea.org)

Dr. Margolis holds a Research Associate Professor appointment in the University of Vermont College of Education and Social Services, and an adjunct professor appointment at Norwich University. He teaches leadership and policy studies for masters and doctoral students in UVM’s Educational Leadership & Policy Studies Program, and organizational development and policy administration for masters students in Norwich University’s Masters of Justice Administration program.

He is a Past General Chair of the University & College Section of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the oldest and largest police association in the world, and a former member of the association’s executive committee.  He is often called upon by the US Departments of Justice, Education and Homeland Security as a campus security expert.  He is a founding faculty member of the IACP National Law Enforcement Leadership Institute on Violence Against Women sponsored by the US Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women. He is a much sought after speaker, consultant, educator, expert witness, and trainer on campus safety and security; security technology application; emergency response & recovery planning; and preventing violence against women crimes on campuses.

Shortly after the 9/11 tragedies, Dr. Margolis was appointed by The Honorable James Douglas, Governor of the State of Vermont, to serve on the Governor’s Homeland Security Advisory Committee.  He has led or been involved in several national and international initiatives for the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) and the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA).

Dr. Margolis has testified before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, and is a highly sought-after consultant specializing in higher education and K-12 related crises response and communications; emergency management; public safety management studies; educational campus security and safety audits; and workplace violence prevention and violence against women crimes.  He has been a featured presenter for the National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA); the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO); the National Association of College Auxiliary Services (NACAS); the National Stalking Resource Center; and the Community College Conference on Legal Issues in Orlando, FL.

He is a graduate of the Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government Executive Education Program. In early 2008, he traveled to Israel as an invited guest of the Israeli Government and Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs (JINSA) to study terrorism and share his expertise with the Israel National Police and Israel Defense Forces.  His work has been featured in Police Chief magazine and the Campus Law Enforcement Journal magazine. Dr. Margolis is a member in good standing of the International Association of Professional Security Consultants (IAPSC).

Dr. Margolis holds a Masters Degree in Education and a Doctorate in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from the University of Vermont.