Fausto B. Pichardo

Fausto B. Pichardo
Chief of Patrol for the
New York Police Department
In office
December 4, 2019  October 29, 2020
Appointed byDermot F. Shea
Preceded byRodney K. Harrison
Succeeded byJuanita N. Holmes
Personal details
BornDominican Republic
Alma materJohn Jay College
Marist College
FBI National Academy
Columbia Business School

Fausto B. Pichardo is a Dominican American police officer and administrator, and is the former Chief of Patrol Bureau in the NYPD. In this capacity he oversees some 22,000 uniformed police officers in New York City and is the first Dominican American to reach his position.

The Patrol Services Bureau is the largest and most visible bureau in the NYPD, overseeing a majority of the department's uniformed officers on patrol.