Daniel Isom was appointed St. Louis' 33rd St. Louis Chief of Police on October 6, 2008, and is St. Louis' third African-American police chief.

He joined the St. Louis Police Department

St. Louis Police Department

The Metropolitan Police Department, City of St. Louis is the principal law enforcement agency responsible for serving St. Louis City in the U.S. state of Missouri. The current chief is Colonel Daniel Isom....

 on August 29, 1988, Promoted through the ranks, finally to Major in 2007, he worked as the Special Projects Assistant to the Chief of Police until promotion to Chief of Police.

He is an adjunct professor at Harris Stowe State University and an instructor at St. Louis Community College

St. Louis Community College

St. Louis Community College is the Missouri two-year college supported by the Junior College District of St. Louis City – St. Louis County. The three original campuses were built simultaneously in 1964: Florissant Valley , Forest Park , and Meramec . A fourth campus, Wildwood opened in August 2007...

 where he teaches criminal justice, criminology, and public safety courses. He has received a Bachelor’s, Master’s and a Ph.D. in Criminology and Criminal Justice , all from the from the University of Missouri-St. Louis He also holds a Masters in Public Administration from St. Louis University. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and the Police Executive Forum Senior Management Institute.

He is on the advisory boards for St. Louis University's School of Public Service and the New Beginnings C-Star Treatment Center.