Dr. David Black is the Founder and CEO of Cordico. He is a founding Board Member of the National Sheriffs’ Association Psychological Services Group, serves as the Chair of Technology and Social Media, and regularly speaks to law enforcement audiences on topics spanning leadership, officer wellness, recruitment and retention, trauma, suicide prevention, violent motive analysis, and mass casualty events. Dr. Black has served on several International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) committees and was one of two psychologists nationally who served on the 2018 IACP Model Policy Group for Investigating Officer-Involved Shootings and Other Serious Incidents. He has held academic appointments at the University of California, Davis; California State University, Sacramento; and the University of Georgia. Dr. Black has performed more than 500 violence risk assessments and leads a team of highly experienced police psychologists serving more than 100 public safety agencies. He oversees innovative wellness and training programs for law enforcement agencies, and recently developed a law enforcement wellness mobile app that led to two nominations for the Best of California Awards.
