Thomas Frazier joined PARC as a senior advisor in April, 2002. He was awarded the Bronze Star, the Air Medal, and the Combat Infantryman's Badge for his service in the Vietnam War. During his 1967 to 1994 tenure with the San Jose Police Department Frazier was promoted through the ranks to Deputy Chief. He was the Police Commissioner of Baltimore, Maryland from 1994 to 1999. Frazier held the position of Director with the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS). Frazier has also served the Homeland Security Task Force and was a Fellow for the Institute for Public Philosophy. He is the Executive Director of the Major Cities Police Chiefs Association and has served as President of the Board of Directors of the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF). Frazier is the President of Frazier Group LLC, a criminal justice consulting firm specializing in law enforcement technology, department assessment, executive search, and civil rights compliance.