Jack Donohue

John “Jack” Donohue is the Director of the Miller Center on Policing and Community Resilience at the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University–New Brunswick. A former senior policy advisor with the Miller Center, Donohue brings decades of leadership experience in law enforcement, public safety, intelligence, and organizational strategy to Eagleton.

Donohue spent much of his career with the New York City Police Department, concluding his NYPD service as chief of strategic initiatives. In executive leadership roles, he led multidisciplinary teams to identify challenges and develop solutions that improved effectiveness and efficiency across policing, prosecutions, courts, school safety, and intelligence.

Donohue has also worked closely with government and industry partners to develop protective security technologies, advance information security and information-sharing policies, and improve interactions between law enforcement and the communities they serve. He also served as director of intelligence for the U.S. Capitol Police. Donohue holds a Juris Doctor from Fordham University, a Master of Business Administration from Manhattan College, and a Bachelor of Arts from Pace University.

Drawing on this experience, Donohue leads the Miller Center’s work to strengthen the safety, resilience, and standing of vulnerable communities by improving trust-based relationships among law enforcement, government agencies, and at-risk communities.