Louis Molina

Louis Molina is a second-generation, decorated veteran of the United States Marine Corps, with over twenty-five years of experience in the public and private sector, namely in the criminal justice arena. His unique experience in law enforcement has complemented his work in large County and City government operations. Louis is an expert in facilitating change, managing initiatives and has a one-of-a-kind perspective.

Near the end of his time in active duty, Louis chose to pursue a degree from Chaminade University in Honolulu. Shortly after receiving his BA in Philosophy, he sought a career in law enforcement and was appointed in early 2000 to the New York City Police Department.

Louis began his law enforcement career as a police officer with the NYPD reaching the rank of Detective Criminal Investigator after serving as an undercover officer.

Coupled with his extensive government operations experience, Louis Molina recognizes the sheer value of continued education and development. With that in mind, he completed courses in international politics at University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, and earned two masters’ degrees: one in Public Administration from Marist College School of Management (now Marist University); and the other in Human Rights Studies from Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. In 2014 he was admitted to the United States Department of Justice / Office of Justice Programs National Institute of Justice Scholars program for Law Enforcement, advancing the infusion of research and evidence into policing policy and practice. He successfully completed this three-year program in June 2017. And in July 2020 he received a scholarship from Harvard Business School Fund for Leadership and Innovation to attend the Harvard Business School (HBS) General Management Program. Louis completed this prestigious management program in November 2020.

Louis Molina is a veteran public safety and large County and City government operations leader with experience serving across multiple local government jurisdictions in the three main pillars of the criminal justice system: policing, district attorney’s office and corrections, in addition to other complex government operations. Louis thoroughly believes that to improve the criminal justice system and enhance the impact of overall government operations, these systems need strategic disruption in how they are managed to address today’s challenges. And he is excited to drive that change, because even the best County and City governments in America and the world over should always strive for excellence.