JOHN NEILY

A/Commr (Retd),PCIP
Director, National Security and Public Safety
Conference Board of Canada

John is the Director of National Security and Public Safety of the Public Policy Division of The Conference Board of Canada, a position that he has held since October 2009. John retired as an Assistant Commissioner of the RCMP in late 2008 after a successful career in public safety and security spanning close to 35 years. John had a successful consulting practice prior to joining the Board. John has extensive experience in strategic policy development as it relates to national security and public safety at the local, provincial, federal and international levels.

While in the RCMP he held diverse operational leadership positions that have provided him an opportunity to work with other senior public safety officials and private sector executives in this specialized area of Canadian public safety. John’s team at the Conference Board has been extensively involved in cross border critical infrastructure resilience planning and strategic action planning for public and private agencies and organizations in three cross border regions of Canada and the United States. His position at the Conference Board sees him responsible for the leadership of seven executive networks in the area of public safety, innovation, health and safety and knowledge management.

John is a member of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Centre for Emergency Preparedness as well as the Founding Chair of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police Emergency Management Committee. He also holds a membership in the CACP’s Private Sector Liaison Committee.

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