Charleston, SC
Captain Anthony Gibson began his career with the Charleston Police Department as an intern in 2013 and now serves as Chief of Staff. In this role, he manages the executive office of the department and oversees key functions that support the department's strategic priorities, including problem- and community-oriented initiatives, public information, recruitment and retention, and grants coordination.
His previous assignments include serving as the department’s Public Affairs commander, Public Information Officer and as a sergeant on a nationally recognized recruitment and retention team known for its strategic, evidence-based approach to law enforcement staffing post-2020. He and his team have presented nationally and internationally on those efforts to help advance hiring and retention practices in policing.
Captain Gibson’s applied research interests focus on effective operational public messaging and officer retention. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a Master of Public Administration and is currently enrolled in the Naval Postgraduate School’s Center for Homeland Defense and Security master’s degree program. He also serves on the executive board of the American Society of Evidence-Based Policing and is a fellow with both the National Policing Institute and the Michigan State Police Staffing Observatory.