About me
Harry P. Dolan is a 32-year police veteran who served as Chief of Police from 1987 to 2012. As one of the nation's most experienced police chiefs, he brings 25 years of public safety executive experience to Dolan Consulting Group. He retired in October 2012 as Chief of Police of the Raleigh (N.C.) Police Department, an agency comprised of nearly 900 employees in America's 42nd largest city.
Chief Dolan began his law enforcement career in 1980 as a deputy sheriff in Asheville, North Carolina, and served there until early 1982, when he joined the Raleigh Police Department as a patrol officer. In 1987, he was appointed Chief of Police for the N.C. Department of Human Resources Police Department in Black Mountain. He served as Chief of Police in Lumberton, N.C., from 1992 until 1998, when he became Chief of Police of the Grand Rapids, Michigan Police Department. He served in that capacity for nearly ten years before becoming Chief of the Raleigh Police Department in September 2007. As Chief, he raised the bar at every organization and left each in a better position to achieve and sustain success.
Harry Dolan's passion for achieving service excellence is a driving force behind Dolan Consulting Group. He is a graduate of Western Carolina University and holds a master’s degree in organizational leadership and management from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. Chief Dolan has lectured throughout the United States and has trained thousands of public safety professionals in leadership and management, communications skills, and community policing.
