Background
Daniel was born in February 1966 in Missouri, United States.
Daniel was born in February 1966 in Missouri, United States.
Daniel studied at the University of Missouri–St. Louis and the Saint Louis University.
Daniel joined the St. Louis Police Department on August 29, 1988. Promoted through the ranks, finally to Major in 2007, he worked as the Special Projects Assistant to the Chief of Police until his promotion to Chief of Police. Isom is the E. Desmond Lee Professor of Policing and the Community at Louis.
He previously served as an adjunct professor at Harris Stowe State University and an instructor at St. Louis Community College where he taught criminal justice, criminology, and public safety courses. He has received a Bachelor’s, Master’s and a Ph.D. in Criminology and Criminal Justice, all from the University of Missouri-St. Louis. He also holds a Masters in Public Administration from St. Louis University.
He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and the Police Executive Forum Senior Management Institute. He is on the advisory boards for St. Louis University's School of Public Service and the New Beginnings C-Star Treatment Center. Eisenhower Fellowships selected Daniel Isom as an U.S.A. Eisenhower Fellow in 2013.
Life after police chief In August 2014, he was appointed as Director of the Missouri Department of Public Safety in the Cabinet of Governor Jay Nixon.