Jody Weis

Legal Expert, Firearms & Tactics Instructor

Jody Weis served in the FBI for 23 years, holding every position from Special Agent to Deputy Assistant Director. He served as the Special Agent in Charge in both the Los Angeles and Philadelphia Field Offices. As an agent, Weis investigated fugitives, violent crimes, gangs, and terrorism matters. He also performed the ancillary duties of SWAT, Special Agent Bomb Technician, Crisis Management Coordinator, and Firearms Instructor.

Mayor Daley appointed Weis as Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department (CPD). The CPD is the second largest police department in the US, with more than 13,000 sworn officers and with an operating budget of more than $1B. Weis drove cultural change and implemented new policies that resulted in the lowest homicide totals in 45-years, reduced lawsuits against police officers by nearly 50%, and formed scores of new relationships that resulted in an unprecedented level of trust between the CPD and the community it served.

Accenture brought Weis on-board to serve as its North American public safety expert. For seven years Weis was a pioneer of Accenture’s US public safety practice. He has proven to Accenture leadership that its public safety industry can pursue and win work in North America.

Weis is a graduate of the University of Tampa with a B.S. degree in Chemistry. He served 5 ½ years in the US Army as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Commander, commanding one of the country’s three Nuclear Emergency Search Teams (NEST), earning the rank of Captain. He and his wife Janice live in Scottsdale, Arizona, where they enjoy the desert life.