Following a nationwide search, Grand Valley State University selected FBI veteran Daniel Lindstrom in June as the next director of public safety and chief of police.
Administrators narrowed their search to three finalists in early June and hosted open forums with the candidates for community feedback. Within the month, Lindstrom was chosen and is set to assume the position in August. He is now the seventh police chief in the Grand Valley Police Department’s 56-year history.
In his two-decade career at the FBI, he most recently served as assistant special agent in charge in Los Angeles. Prior to his Bureau position at the Los Angeles office, Lindstrom served as an FBI campus security manager. In his role, Lindstrom instituted national regulatory compliance measures, as well as campus safety practices for over 3,000 higher education programs across the nation. He’s also overseen the FBI’s national protest response and served as the Bureau’s Department of Homeland Security senior liason…