Jeff Solomon

Background

About Jeff Solomon

A former Chief of police and nationally recognized expert and consultant in school safety who retired from law enforcement after nearly three decades, Jeffrey Solomon currently serves as CEO of Consortium Training & Consulting, LLC. Jeffrey formerly served on the Advisory Board of the National Behavioral Intervention Team Association (NABITA) and was part of the organization's Threat Institute faculty. In 2019, at the request of the United States Secretary of Education, Jeffrey met to discuss K -12's responses to active shooter events. He has spoken at events such as the Wisconsin School Resource Officers Conference and the Department of Justice Conference, presenting on "Missing and Abducted Children" in Texas. In 2019, Jeff was invited to the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) in Washington, D.C, to co-facilitate a listening group of school safety experts to create a set of national standards for K­–12 school safety. With a law enforcement career of 30 years, Jeffrey has an extensive background in the complex field of public safety in the school environment. He has worked for the California State University Police Department and the Grant School District Police Department, six years of which he served as the Chief of Police. Jeff also served as an Interim Chief of Police for a Central Valley California city for over a year. In addition, he also worked as a Deputy Sheriff for the Placer County Sheriff's Department. During his tenure with the Grant School District Police Department, Jeff was responsible for implementing their School Resource Officer program within the Grant School District. He was the architect behind the district's "Trek to Success" curriculum, a youth team building and mentoring outdoors program. Jeff holds a B.A. degree in Criminal Justice Management and co-authored two books. He is a graduate of the Senior Management Institute for Police (SMIP) at the Police Executive Research Forum, along with the LAPD's West Point Leadership program. In 2002, he was named the "Law Enforcement Administrator of the Year" by the California School Resource Officers Association. In 1998, he received a Meritorious Commendation Award for Life Saving with the Grant School District Police Department.