Michael J. Farrell is Deputy Commissioner, Strategic Initiatives in New York City, a post to which he was appointed on January 7, 2002. In this position he directs the activities of the Office of Management Analysis and Planning and the Quality Assurance Division. He was first appointed to the New York City Police Department in 1985 as the Director of Special Projects. He served in that capacity until August 1990, when he was promoted to Assistant Commissioner, Office of the First Deputy Commissioner. In February 1993, Mr. Farrell was appointed to the position of Deputy Commissioner, Policy Development. From January 1994 until May 1999, Commissioner Farrell served as the Deputy Commissioner, Policy & Planning.

During the period of June 1999 to January 2002, Commissioner Farrell served as the Deputy Director of Criminal Justice for New York State. In that capacity, he provided oversight and coordination of the State’s criminal justice agencies.

Prior to his tenure with the New York City Police Department, Deputy Commissioner Farrell served on the Director’s staff at the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), the research branch of the United States Department of Justice.