Jay Gruber
Assistant Vice President of Public Safety and Chief of Police
American University in Washinton, D.C.

Jay Gruber is the Assistant Vice President of Public Safety and Chief of Police at American University in Washinton, DC. He served as the Associate Vice-President for Public Safety and Chief Public Safety Officer at Georgetown University from, 2012 - 2025. At Georgetown he managed the University Police Department, Office of Emergency Management and the Office of International Safety and Security. He previously worked with the University of Maryland Police Department from 1986 – 2012, retiring as an Assistant Chief of Police, In 2012, Gruber served as Police Executive Fellow with the FBI, serving at the National Joint Terrorism Task Force Gruber received his Bachelor’s Degree in Law Enforcement from the University of Maryland, College Park, a Master’s Degree in Applied Management from University of Maryland University College and a Graduate Certificate in Homeland Security Management from the University of Maryland University College.