Tommye Sutton

Tommye Sutton currently serves as the Chief of Police and Assistant Vice Chancellor for Public Safety at Vanderbilt University, a position held since October 2022. Prior experience includes serving as Deputy Chief of Police at the University of Chicago from May 2020 to October 2022, and Chief of Police at the University of Virginia from August 2018 to September 2019. Tommye Sutton also held the role of Deputy Chief of Police at Northwestern University from December 2015 to August 2018. Academic credentials include a Master of Criminal Justice Administration from Tennessee State University and a Bachelor of Arts in English from The University of Southern Mississippi.