Colby Dolly is the Director of Policing Programs for the Policing Division at the National Policing Institute. In this capacity, he is responsible for a portfolio of projects related to organizational assessments, policing improvements, policing accountability and reform, technology and innovations, and policing outcomes. Before joining the Institute, Colby held management roles for a Fortune 50 company and a large Midwest police department. In these roles, he was responsible for policy formation, data analysis, process improvement, and change management.

Colby holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Missouri St. Louis, where his research focused on organizational change and research methods. In addition, he is a Prosci® Certified Change Practitioner and has a certificate in Lean Six Sigma.