Danielle Outlaw

Advisory Board

Deputy Chief Security Officer Danielle M. Outlaw is an experienced and respected law enforcement leader. She stands at the helm of the nation’s fourth largest police department and is the first Black woman to lead the Philadelphia Police Department.

Deputy Chief Outlaw was a featured TEDx speaker, and she has also presented on various topics including race and policing; women in law enforcement; de-escalation and investigation of use of force; building community relationships after controversy; and video recording in policing and early intervention systems. She has been asked to provide technical assistance in areas of police accountability and risk management.

Prior to taking the helm as Philadelphia’s top law enforcement officer, Deputy Chief Outlaw was the Chief of Portland, Oregon’s Bureau of Police. She was the first Black woman to hold that post. Deputy Chief Outlaw began her law enforcement career in Oakland, California where she spent 20 years in service with the Oakland Police Department. The Oakland, CA native has received numerous awards, including the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) Gary P. Hayes Award, the Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare Culture of Caring Award for Community Relations and Civic Engagement, and has been honored as a 2019 Marie Lamfrom Woman of Distinction by the Girl Scouts of Oregon and Southwest Washington.

Deputy Chief Outlaw earned a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from the University of San Francisco and a Master of Business Administration from Pepperdine University. She is also a graduate of the Police Executive Research Forum Senior Management Institute of Police, the Major Cities Chiefs’ Association Police Executive Leadership Institute and the FBI National Executive Institute.