American former police chief in Seattle (born 1965)
Carmen Best
Best in 2018
Chief of the Seattle Police Department
In office August 13, 2018 – September 2, 2020
Mayor
Jenny Durkan
Preceded by
Kathleen O'Toole
Succeeded by
Adrian Diaz
Personal details
Born
c. 1965 (age 58–59)[1] Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
Education
Northeastern University (MS)
Carmen Best (born c. 1965) is an American former law enforcement officer who served as the chief of police of the Seattle Police Department from 2018 to 2020. She was the first black woman to lead Seattle's police force. She was chief of police during the George Floyd protests. She announced her resignation in August 2020 following budget cuts, and officially left office on September 2, 2020.[2][3] Best currently serves as Director of Global Security Risk Operations at Microsoft.[4]
^Brebner, Jack (6 June 2019). "Carmen Best (1965- )". Retrieved Jan 5, 2021.
^Paul, Deanna; Frosch, Dan (Aug 11, 2020). "Seattle Police Chief Resigns After Budget Cuts". Retrieved Jan 5, 2021 – via www.wsj.com.
^Aaro, David (2020-09-02). "Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best steps down, claims cuts left her 'destined to fail'". Fox News. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
^"Carmen Best named Director of Global Security Risk Operations at Microsoft". Security Magazine. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
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