Nicholas J. Deml is a national thought leader on correctional leadership and brings more than fifteen years of senior leadership experience across federal and state government. He currently serves as the managing director of Everly Bly & Co., a boutique advisory and consulting firm focused on corrections, public safety, national security, and justice-sector modernization.
From 2021 to 2025, Deml served as Commissioner of the Vermont Department of Corrections, leading reforms to stabilize the workforce, improve health care for those in custody, and foster culture change across Vermont’s prisons. His earlier career includes service as a directorate of operations officer at the Central Intelligence Agency and as an aide to U.S. Senator Richard J. Durbin on the Senate Judiciary Committee and in the Office of the Assistant Majority Leader.
Deml is a member of the editorial board of Correctional News, and advisor to public agencies, private companies, and nonprofit organizations on strategy, oversight, and institutional reform. He holds a Juris Doctor from Marquette University Law School and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Southern Illinois University.
