Jonathan Lewin is Deputy Chief of Support Services at the University of Chicago Police Department, where he oversees the Strategic Operations Center (including dispatch), Training, and Professional Standards. He previously served as a Domain Lead with a focus on artificial intelligence, situational awareness, and CJIS integration at the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet), part of the U.S. Department of Commerce. Prior to that, he was Executive Officer for Operations and Acting Deputy Director at INTERPOL Washington, an agency of the U.S. Department of Justice. Lewin retired from the Chicago Police Department as Chief of the Bureau of Technical Services following a 28-year career as a sworn member. He represented the Major Cities Chiefs Association on FirstNet’s Public Safety Advisory Committee and served on the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) CJIS Committee. At the invitation of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland, Lewin conducted a site visit and technology review of the Garda Síochána and contributed to the Commission’s final report.
He has also served as a subject matter expert and peer reviewer for the U.S. Department of Justice on a wide range of law enforcement technology topics, including real-time crime centers and body-worn cameras. Lewin was named Technology Champion of the Year by the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) and recognized as one of Government Technology’s Top 25 Doers, Dreamers & Drivers. He has presented nationally on emerging public safety technology topics and holds an M.A. in Security Studies from the Naval Postgraduate School, an M.A. in Public Policy from Northwestern University, and a B.S. in Administration of Justice from Southern Illinois University.
Upcoming presentation: AI for the Public Good: How Public Safety Agencies Are Intelligently Leveraging Artificial Intelligence at IWCE 2026 in Las Vegas ( AI for the Public Good: How Public Safety Agencies Are Intelligently Leveraging Artificial Intelligence | Agenda 2026 | IWCE ).
Recent presentations include two panels on Artificial Intelligence at the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) conference in Denver in October 2025.
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