Daniel S. McDevitt completed a thirty-five year law enforcement career. He began his career as a Special Agent with NCIS (Naval Criminal Investigative Service). He then served for 24 years with the Illinois State Police in a variety of management and command positions, retiring as a Captain, and then served as Chief of Police in two Chicago suburbs.
McDevitt has a Master of Science degree, is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and the FBI Executive Development Program, and has taught at colleges, universities, and police academies in the United States, Europe, Africa,and the Middle East for both civilian and military law enforcement personnel. He currently develops management courses and is an Instructor throughout the United States for the University of North Florida and other training programs. He has authored two books: "Major Case Management" and "Managing the Investigative Unit," and several law enforcement and management articles, and has served as a consultant for both governmental agencies and private corporations.
He is also retired as an Intelligence Officer with the U.S. Navy, where he held the rank of Lieutenant Commander after completing a twenty-year career which included both enlisted and commissioned service. As a Medical Corpsman he cared for Vietnam wounded Naval and Marine Corps personnel, and as an Intelligence Officer, he specialized in foreign counterintelligence and analysis of terrorist operations. He was recalled to active duty for the Gulf War, where he conducted counter surveillance operations and protective services.
He has served as a consultant for the U.S. Department of State on several occasions, planning and conducting protective service details for such dignitaries as the Dalai Lama, the Vice Premier of the Peoples Republic of China, and others. He has developed courses for the State Department’s Anti-Terrorism Assistance Program, and has traveled internationally, providing training programs and consulting with host country police personnel on a variety of issues.
While serving as Chairperson of the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police Public-Private Liaison Committee, he developed procedures and training programs aimed at increasing cooperative efforts between law enforcement agencies and private security agencies.
McDevitt and his wife Marilyn, have been married since 1972 and have two children and three grandchildren.
