Steven Sund | |
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 Official portrait, 2019 | |
| 10th Chief of the United States Capitol Police | |
| In office June 14, 2019 – January 8, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Matthew R. Verderosa |
| Succeeded by | J. Thomas Manger |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 6, 1972 Suffolk, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Johns Hopkins University (BS, MS) Naval Postgraduate School (MA) |
| Occupation | Police officer, memoirist |
Steven A. Sund (born 6 April 1972) is a retired American law enforcement official, author and public speaker. Sund is a law enforcement veteran with over 30 years of experience in critical incident management and security planning. As former chief of the U.S. Capitol Police, he led the force through significant challenges, including the events of January 6, 2021. Previously, he served as commander of the Metropolitan Police Department’s elite Special Operations Division, managing national special security events, numerous large demonstrations and several high profile critical incidents such as the DC Navy yard active shooter incident and the Holocaust Museum shooting. Working alongside the United States Secret Service, Sund has “protected every living president from Carter to Biden”. Sund served as the tenth Chief of the United States Capitol Police from June 13, 2019, to January 7, 2021. He led the force during the January 6 Capitol attack, after which he faced widespread criticism for the perceived security failures of that day. However, a December 2024 interim report by the Subcommittee on Oversight of the 118th Congress concluded that Sund had “unfairly shouldered the bulk of the blame” and highlighted systemic failures across federal agencies. The report restored his reputation by exonerating him from sole responsibility for the security lapses.[1]
- ^ "FINAL-Interim-Report.pdf" (PDF). Retrieved December 27, 2024.