Ed Medrano
Chief of Police (Retired), Gardena Police Department
& Course Instructor
Edward Medrano is currently the President of a private consulting firm. He recently served the Attorney General as the Chief of the Division of Law Enforcement (DLE) for the CA Department of Justice. In his capacity as Chief, he is accountable to over 1000 personnel in the Division’s four bureaus—Investigations, Gambling, Firearms, Forensics—and responsible for the management of a 270 million-dollar budget.
Before this position, Edward has over thirty years of Public Service, including eleven years as a Police Chief and two years as a City Manager. Chief Medrano has served as the President of both the California Police Chiefs Association and The Los Angeles County Police Chief’s Associaton.
In addition to his professional career, Chief Medrano serves as an adjunct professor at the University of Southern CA (USC) at the Sol Price School of Public Policy.
Edward possesses a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice and a Master’s Degree in Executive Leadership. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and is a United States Marine Corps Veteran.