Henry Wang has been with the New York City Police Department (NYPD) since 2015, where he currently serves as the director of risk analytics. Prior to joining the NYPD, he worked in the field of public health, dealing with chronic disease statistics and data. 

Mr. Wang was first exposed to law enforcement while working on a joint venture between the New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the NYPD on a co-responder program composed of police officers and social workers who responded in teams to individuals in crisis situations. This intriguing work encouraged Mr. Wang to learn more about law enforcement and take a more direct approach in the law enforcement field. 

Working as the director of risk analytics has given Mr. Wang the opportunity to take part in several key initiatives to improve daily operations, ensure accountability, and promote continuous improvement of the NYPD and its more than 35,000 officers. These efforts include the integration of business intelligence products to brief NYPD executives and supervisors; the Body-Worn Camera dashboard, which ensures compliance to department policies; the Terry Stop dashboard, which addresses constitutional policing issues centered on the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments; and the Civilian Complaint and Review Board dashboard, allowing for real-time review of civilian complaints.  

Mr. Wang is affiliated with several law enforcement and community groups, including the NYPD Triathlon Team, and is also the first non-sworn NYPD employee to be selected for the National Institute of Justice– Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science (LEADS) Scholar’s program. 

“I believe to have a greatest impact on society, I must constantly challenge myself to constantly grow and learn.”