Novak Consulting Group

William R. Connors, Public Safety Specialist

Bill has nearly 30 years of experience in policing, twenty-five of which have been in supervisory and managerial capacities. He currently serves as the Police Commissioner of the City of Rye, New York, a position he has held since 2001.

Following a 20-year career with the New York City Police Department, Bill retired from the department at the rank of Inspector, assigned as the Executive Officer of the Office of the First Deputy Commissioner.  That office had responsibility for the administrative and support functions of the department, including personnel, labor relations, training, discipline, budget, and quality assurance. He served as Commanding Officer of the 52^nd Precinct and the Domestic Violence Unit, as well as in the Office of the Chief of Patrol; the Office of Labor Relations; Patrol Borough Manhattan North; and several precincts.

Bill received his Juris Doctor from New York Law School and his bachelor’s degree from Fordham University.  He is admitted to the practice of law in the state and federal courts of New York and New Jersey, as well as the Supreme Court of the United States.

Bill is a graduate of the Police Management Institute of the Columbia University Graduate School of Business and of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Law Enforcement Executive Development Seminar. He has served on boards and committees of several community and professional organizations, including the International Association of Chiefs of Police and the Westchester County Association of Chiefs of Police.