Executive Officers

Robert Davis - President
Chief of Police - San Jose Police Department

Chief Robert Davis has strong roots in the San Jose community, graduating from south San Jose's Dartmouth Junior High School and Branham High School. Chief Davis completed volunteer service in Argentina for his church from 1977-1979, where he honed his Spanish speaking skills. He graduated from San Jose State University with a B.A. Degree in English with Honors, graduated summa cum laude from Golden Gate University with a Masters of Public Administration Degree, and is a graduate of Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) National Academy and the FBI’s National Executive Institute Program. As of November 1, 2009, Chief Davis will serve as President of the Major Cities Chiefs’ Association.

Chief Davis has been a San Jose Police Officer since 1980. He has spent over nine years in the Patrol Division in varying capacities, along with distinguishing himself in the following assignments. As an officer, he served in the Field Training Program and as a Police Academy Training Officer. As a Sergeant, he was assigned to the Fraud/Burglary, Night Detective, and Internal Affairs Units, as well as the Airport Division. While a Lieutenant, he was the Commander of the Gang Investigation Unit for over three years. As a Captain, Chief Davis served in the Bureau of Technical Services, where he was instrumental in implementing the new Automated Information System and the nation's first Voluntary Racial Profiling Study. As a Deputy Chief, he commanded the Bureau of Investigations and its 256 detectives and support personnel.

Training has been a focus of Chief Davis' throughout his career. Since 1987, he has been an instructor at the Evergreen Valley College Police Academy, where he has mentored thousands of Police Recruits. Additionally, from 1993 to present Chief Davis has been a certified Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST) Commission Master Instructor and has taught a wide variety of courses to law enforcement professionals throughout the state. Over the last few years, Chief Davis has traveled to Honduras, El Salvador, Venezuela and most recently to Guatemala and Nicaragua (September 2009) on behalf of the State Department to provide training concerning anti-gang and community policing strategies. Chief Davis currently serves as a Board Member for several non-profit community groups, including the Board of the YWCA of Silicon Valley, the Advisory Committee for Project Cornerstone, the Boy Scouts of Santa Clara County as well as the San Jose/Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce.

Charles H. Ramsey - 1st Vice President
Police Commissioner - Philadelphia Police Department

Charles H. Ramsey was appointed Police Commissioner of the Philadelphia Police Department on January 7, 2008 by Mayor Michael Nutter. He leads the fourth largest police department in the country with over 6,000 sworn members and 800 civilian members and brings the knowledge and experience of over forty years in the law enforcement profession.

During his first year as Police Commissioner, the Philadelphia Police Department made significant strides in reducing crime and improving the quality of police services. With a renewed focus on visible uniform patrol, organizational accountability, investigative and forensic technology upgrades, and intelligence-led policing, homicides dropped 15% in 2008, shooting victims decreased by 10%, and the homicide clearance rate was the highest in over a decade at 75%.

In 2007, Charles Ramsey was a security consultant to the Washington, D.C. Convention Center and the United States Senate Sergeant of Arms. He also served on the Independent Commission on Security Forces of Iraq, led by now National Security Advisor General James L. Jones. He headed the group of law enforcement professionals that reviewed the Iraqi police forces which garnered international attention for their work.

Commissioner Ramsey served as the chief of the Metropolitan Police Department from April 21, 1998 to December 28, 2006. He was the longest-serving chief of the MPDC since DC Home Rule and the second longest-serving in Department history. Crime rates declined by approximately 40 percent during his tenure and the Department regained its reputation as a national leader in urban policing.

A native of Chicago, Illinois, Commissioner Ramsey served in the Chicago Police Department for nearly three decades in a variety of assignments, including Deputy Superintendent of the Bureau of Staff Services. While in Chicago, Commissioner Ramsey was instrumental in designing and implementing the Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy, the city’s nationally acclaimed model of community policing.

Commissioner Ramsey holds both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in criminal justice from Lewis University in Romeoville, Illinois. Commissioner Ramsey has lectured nationally on community policing and homeland security. He has received numerous awards, including the John M. Penrith Leadership Award from the FBI and Major Cities Chiefs National Executive Institute, the Leadership in Policing Award from the Police Executive Research Forum, and the Innovations in American Government Award from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.

A. M. "Jake" Jacocks, Jr.- 2nd Vice President
Chief of Police - City of Virginia Beach

Jake Jacocks has served the citizens of Virginia Beach as a member of the Virginia Beach Police Department for over 38 years. He began as a civilian Precinct Desk Officer at the age of 19. Since becoming a sworn officer, in October 1973, Chief Jacocks has served in all four precincts, the Detective Bureau, Special Operations and the Professional Standards Office. In April 1999 he was appointed Deputy Chief of Operations, and he was appointed Chief of Police on March 15, 2000.

Chief Jacocks holds a Bachelor of Arts in Criminology, a Masters of Public Administration, and he is a graduate of the Southern Police Institute, the Police Executive Leadership School at the University of Richmond, P.E.R.F’s Senior Management Institute for Police, the F.B.I’s National Executive Institute, the Naval Postgraduate School’s Homeland Security Executive Leaders Program and Lead Hampton Roads. He is a member of the current cohort of the F.B.I.’s Leaders in Counter Terrorism program.

He is 2nd Vice-president of the Major Cities Chiefs Association and serves on their Homeland Security and By-laws Committees, is a member of the Executive Board of the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police and a member of the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Criminal Justice Services Board. Chief Jacocks is a past member of the Executive Committee of the International Association of Chiefs of Police. He is a long term member of the Board of Directors of the Sugar Plum Bakery, Inc., a non-profit organization that provides job skill training to developmentally disabled individuals, and was a charter member of the Virginia National Defense Industrial Authority, serving for 2 years. The Governor of Virginia appointed Chief Jacocks as a Military Aide de Camp and as a member of the Governor’s Motorcycle Advisory Council. He is a past member of the Executive Board of Lead Hampton Roads, and recipient of LHR’s Julian F. Hurst Leadership Award.

Chief Jacocks received a direct commission as an Ensign and a Top Secret clearance in the Naval Reserve in 1987 and served as an intelligence officer in a variety of intelligence and operational reserve units, including multiple Department Head tours. He retired from the Navy after over 20 years of service in December, 2007 with the rank of Commander.

Virginia Beach is the 42nd largest city in the nation and is ranked as one of the safest cities in the nation by the F.B.I. The Virginia Beach Police Department is nationally accredited and has an authorized staff of 816 sworn and 170 civilian personnel, an annual budget of $86 million and serves a population of over 434,000 and nearly 3 million visitors annually.