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Donald De Lucca

Partner, V2 Global; Chief (Ret), City of Doral Florida Police Department

Chief De Lucca is a partner at V2 Global, heads up domestic and international risk consulting crisis management for the firm as well as the V2 Global Law Enforcement Advisory Group. He is a 33-year law enforcement professional.

In August of 2014, he was appointed Chief of the City of Doral Florida Police Department. Doral is recognized as one of the fastest growing cities in the United States. From 2011 to 2014, he served as the Chief of the Golden Beach Police Department, a waterfront residential community in Northeast Miami-Dade County. Prior to joining Golden Beach, he served over 26 years with the Miami Beach Police Department. There he rose steadily through the ranks, becoming Chief of Police in 2001.

With the continued growth in the popularity of Miami Beach (South Beach) as the destination of choice for out of town and local visitors alike, Chief De Lucca was tasked with developing innovative plans for a steady stream of major events while balancing the needs of the residential population. To achieve this pivotal balance, Chief De Lucca focused on developing the department's greatest resource – its people. He continued with this philosophy in Doral. By elevating the emphasis placed on top quality training throughout each employee's career, the leaders of tomorrow's law enforcement industry are developed today. In May 2016, the Doral Police Department was one of fifteen agencies selected by the “COPS Office” for best practices as a result of the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing.

Chief De Lucca has a bachelor’s degree from Barry University and is a graduate of Northwestern University’s School of Staff and Command where he was class president. He is a life member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police “IACP”. In 2013, he was elected Fourth Vice President of the IACP which represents 32,000 law enforcement executives in over 160 countries. In 2016, he was sworn in as the 104th of the President of the IACP. He now serves as a Past President of the association.

Chief De Lucca was awarded “The Outstanding Law Enforcement Leadership Award” in 2015 and in 2016 by the Miami-Dade County Police Benevolent Association and received the 2018 Outstanding Alumni Award from Barry University.