Chief Acevedo served as a member of the Council’s Task Force on Policing.
Art Acevedo is the former chief of police for the City of Miami. Appointed by City Manager Art Noriega, he was sworn into office on April 5, 2021 and led the largest municipal law enforcement agency in Florida. Previously, Chief Acevedo served as chief of police for the Austin Police Department, chief of police for the Houston Police Department, and interim chief of police for the Aurora Police Department.
Born in Cuba under the communist Castro regime, Chief Acevedo was four years old when he immigrated to the United States with his family in 1968. He grew up in California and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Public Administration from the University of La Verne.
