Robert "Bob" Green
Instructor
Committee Member, RTC Advisory Committee
Office: (888) 782-4969
bgreen@thertc.org
Deputy Chief Bob Green was born in Los Angeles, California. He attended California State University at Long Beach and Loyola Marymount University. He holds an Associate Arts Degree in Administration of Justice and a Bachelor of Science in Law Enforcement Leadership and Management. In addition, he has completed the Los Angeles Police Department’s West Point Leadership Program and the Sherman Block Supervisory Leadership Institute, sponsored by the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards Training.
Chief Green has a wide-ranging background in special operations, including assignments in Narcotics, SWAT, Canine Unit, Underwater Dive Unit, Bomb Squad, and as a pilot at Air Support Division. Chief Green has extensive experience in the Incident Command System, the National Incident Management System, and crowd management. He has been involved with and responsible for the planning of a variety of large events as well as port security in the Port of Los Angeles. He has taught Incident Management, Leadership, and Gang Intervention courses.
Chief Green began his career with the Los Angeles Police Department as an Explorer at Venice Area in 1975. He became a Police Student Worker in 1978 and entered the Police Academy in February 1980. He has worked various patrol and Watch Commander assignments at 77th Street, Hollywood, and Rampart Areas. As a Captain, Chief Green’s commands included 77th Area, Mission and Devonshire Patrol Divisions, and LAX Field Services Division. Chief Green was promoted to Commander in 2010 and then to Deputy Chief in 2012 as the Operations-South Bureau Commanding Officer. In January 2015, Chief Green was assigned as the Commanding Officer of Operations-Valley Bureau, overseeing the largest bureau in the City, comprised of seven geographic areas and several specialized units. In 2017, Chief Green was assigned as the Commanding Officer of the newly-established Transit Services Bureau, which is responsible for all policing on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority system in the City of Los Angeles. Chief Green is currently assigned as the Chief of Staff in the Office of the Chief of Police.
