Rick Gregory

Member of the IIR Board of Trustees

Senior Advisor

Rick Gregory is a senior advisor and member of the Board of Trustees for the Institute for Intergovernmental Research (IIR), working closely with the senior leadership team on strategic operational and corporate governance matters. Mr. Gregory leverages his unique business management and strategic capabilities, vast criminal justice and government experience, and extensive network to support the leadership and project teams. Prior to serving as senior advisor, Mr. Gregory served as president and chief executive officer and chair of the Board of Trustees. He was responsible for the overall policy and financial operation and stability of the company and the long-term strategic direction of IIR and focused on strategic initiatives for corporate, operational, and project areas.

Mr. Gregory previously served as chair of the Board from October 2020 to December 2022 and as an IIR executive vice president and the chief operating officer from February 2019 to October 2020, leading and supporting the Criminal Justice Initiatives, Law Enforcement Safety and Wellness, National Policy Engagement and Information Sharing Initiatives, Regional Information Sharing Systems (RISS), and Youth and Community Justice Initiatives groups within IIR, including the Office of Applied Research and the Office of Law Enforcement Advisement and Coordination. Serving in these positions enabled him to develop and guide new projects for IIR and remain focused on national issues and broad trends within the law enforcement community.

Mr. Gregory served as IIR’s president and chief executive officer from March 2016 to February 2018. In this position, he was integrally involved in establishing and leading strategic direction, management, and policy issues as well as project design and program oversight. Throughout his many years of service, Mr. Gregory has been an executive leader in government operations, homeland security, and emergency preparedness and has extensive experience in organizational change.

Prior to joining IIR, Mr. Gregory served as the chief of police of the Provo, Utah, Police Department, where he provided leadership to 159 employees in a community of more than 123,000 citizens. In addition, he held the positions of chief of police, public safety director, and chief administrative officer (county administrator) for New Castle County, Delaware.

For more than 20 years, Mr. Gregory served with the Florida Highway Patrol, where he held key positions in field operations, training, and executive leadership, including assistant chief of training, troop commander, and bureau chief, and was appointed to deputy director in 2002.

Mr. Gregory holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Barry University. He is a graduate of the 219th Session of the Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy, the Florida Criminal Justice Institute’s Chief Executive Seminar and the Senior Leadership Program, and numerous other executive-level leadership/operational training programs.