Board members
The members of CPE’s Board were chosen for their passion, commitment, and dedication to our mission of redesigning public safety systems for all people. Our Board is comprised of leaders from a variety of backgrounds that compliment one another, both professionally and personally—in business, tech, academia, law enforcement, and community advocacy. Drawing from their wide range of experience, our Board Members provide insight into strategic decisions, legal and fiscal oversight, and act as advocates to advance the mission of CPE.
Monica Bell
Secretary
Professor, Law, Yale Law School
Counselor to the Dean, Yale Law School
Associate Professor, Sociology, Yale University
Kimberly Bryant
Board Member
Founder and CEO, Ascend Ventures Tech
Founder, Black Girls CODE
Jack Glaser, PhD
Board Member
Professor, Goldman School of Public Policy, UC Berkeley
CPE Founding Board Member
Dr. Tracie L. Keesee
Chair
Co-Founder, Center for Policing Equity
Former Deputy Commissioner NYPD
Michael Li
Treasurer
Founder & CEO, The Data Incubator
Adam Savage
Board Member
Mythbusters Host, Producer, Tested.com
Meredith Gamson Smiedt, MSW, PhD
Vice Chair
Executive Director, CPE (former)
Doctorate, Luskin School of Public Affairs, UCLA
Phillip Atiba Solomon (f.k.a. Goff), PhD
Ex-Officio Board Member
Co-founder and CEO, Center for Policing Equity, Carl I. Hovland Professor of Black Studies and Professor of Psychology, Yale University