David Black

As the founder and president of Cordico (now part of Lexipol), David Black, Ph.D., leads a team of professionals dedicated to providing customized, confidential, mobile wellness applications for individuals in high-stress professions. A clinical psychologist by training, Dr. Black was inspired by the heroic sacrifices of first responders on September 11, 2001, to explore how technology can transform behavioral health for as many first responders and their families as possible.

In addition to serving on Lexipol’s Board of Directors, Dr. Black serves as a chief psychologist for the California Police Chiefs Association Wellness Committee and is a founding board member of the National Sheriffs’ Association Psychological Services Group, where he also serves as the Chair of Technology and Social Media. He is an Advisory Board member for the National Police Foundation’s Center for Mass Violence Response Studies, serves on the International Association of Chiefs of Police Psychological Services Ethics Committee and on the National Fraternal Order of Police Officer Wellness Committee and Provider Evaluation Subcommittee, and is an Officer Wellness subject matter expert for the California Commission on POST.

Dr. Black’s professional experience also includes hospitals, Fortune 100 companies, and other organizations. He holds a doctorate and master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from the University of Georgia and a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Philosophy from the University of Washington.