Biography Keith Clark Assistant Commissioner Acting Chief Human Resources Officer

Assistant Commissioner (A/Commr.) Keith Clark is the RCMP’s Acting Chief Human Resources Officer (A/CHRO). He joined Canada’s national police force in 1980 after studying criminology at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia (BC). A/Commr. Clark’s policing career began in BC, where he performed general policing duties, drug enforcement and general investigations from 1980 to 1989.

In 1989, A/Commr. Clark was transferred to RCMP Headquarters in Ottawa to undertake a variety of duties including counter-terrorism operations, tactical training and emergency response. Working with the Special Emergency Response Team (SERT) and the Tactical Training Unit, he was involved in the delivery of tactical courses to members of the RCMP, the Department of National Defence (DND) as well as various municipal police agencies.

In 1998, A/Commr. Clark led the National Capital Emergency Response Team until he received his commission and was seconded to DND’s Y2K National Contingency Planning Group. In this role, A/Commr. Clark produced several reports on the readiness of emergency services in Canada and was responsible for consulting with federal and provincial government agencies on their respective Y2K plans. Thereafter, A/Commr Clark was named Officer in Charge of Depot’s Applied Police Sciences Program where he was responsible for the delivery of the Cadet Training Program.

In 2001, A/Commr.Clark returned to national headquarters and joined the Strategic Planning and Policy Directorate (SPPD) and led the implementation of the Balanced Score Card (BSC). This integrated, strategy-focused process is recognized throughout the Government of Canada, and the world, as a best practice in performance management.

In 2003, A/Commr. Clark became the Officer in Charge of the Integrated Operations Support Unit (IOS). In this role, he supported the Deputy Commissioner of Operations by assessing operational performance, ensuring the integration of effort amongst the RCMP’s six operational business lines, and coordinating a quality assurance function for internal and external operational correspondence.

In 2004, A/Commr. Clark was seconded to the Privy Council Office (PCO) as a senior policy advisor to the Assistant Secretary of the Security and Intelligence Secretariat. In this capacity he was responsible for managing a number of security related policy files and providing advice to the Assistant Secretary and National Security Advisor on day-to-day national security related events.

After his secondment with PCO, A/Commr. Clark became the Director General of SPPD for three years. Reporting to the Deputy Commissioner of Operations and Integration, he was responsible for implementing and managing a number of national programs related to the RCMP’s strategic policy and planning mandate.

Prior to being appointed the A/CHRO in August. 2007, A/Commr. Clark spent seven months honing his French language skills. He also has significant expertise in the areas of Tactical Training, Performance Management and Police Leadership & Education.