Jeff Clark
Chief of Police
Jeffrey L. Clark has served as the University of Georgia’s Chief of Police since August 2023. As the chief of police, Clark is responsible for law enforcement, public safety and managing a broad scope of operations that support UGA’s academic and student-life missions.
Chief Clark’s distinguished career in law enforcement spans an impressive 26 years between the UGAPD and the Athens-Clarke County Police Department. While at the ACCPD, he held multiple leadership positions, including lieutenant for the special victims unit family protection center, robbery, homicide and forensics units, and deputy chief of police. He also led the ACCPD Criminal Investigation Division, among other high-profile units, and has directly overseen as many as 200 sworn officers at a time. Before joining the ACCPD, he was a sergeant in the U.S. Army.
Clark became UGA’s first deputy chief for engagement, training and standards in 2021, where he worked to align community needs and expectations, implement best practices in policing, and further develop departmental strategies and goals through outreach programs, including engagement with students and parents through UGA’s annual orientation programs.
Clark is a graduate of the prestigious FBI National Academy. He is also a member of the American Polygraph Association and a Georgia Command College graduate. He holds an associate of science degree from Western International University, a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from the University of Phoenix and a master’s degree in public safety administration from Columbus State University.
