Boyce Robert Owens

Boyce Robert Owens currently serves as the Director for Public Safety at the Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago, implementing strategic initiatives in public safety since November 2023. Owens has been a lecturer at the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago since August 2019, teaching graduate and undergraduate courses focused on police reform and government oversight. Prior experience includes the role of Director of Safety & Justice Research at the National Policing Institute and Chief Performance Analyst for Public Safety at the City of Chicago Office of Inspector General. Additional experience encompasses strategic advising in public safety at Civic Consulting Alliance and previous lecturing roles at the University of Chicago. Owens holds a PhD in Sociology and a Master of Legal Studies from the University of Chicago and a BA from Harvard University.