Cedric L. Alexander is the former deputy mayor of Rochester, New York, and public safety director of DeKalb County, Georgia. He is also a professor of clinical psychology at the University of Rochester Medical Center and has served as president of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives as well as on President Barack Obama's Task Force on 21st Century Policing. He is a frequent contributor to CNN and spoke at TEDxYale 2019. He is also the author of The New Guardians: Policing in America's Communities for the 21st Century.