Ron Louie, Chief of Police of Hillsboro (Ret.)

Ron Louie

Associate Director for Community Relations

Chief Ron Louie has been in law enforcement for over 28 years. He has commanded the Hillsboro, Oregon, Police Department since 1992. Previously he served 5 years as the Chief of the Astoria, Oregon, Police Department, and 13 years with the Palo Alto, California, Police Department. Chief Louie is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and FBI Law Enforcement Executive Leadership Academy, Quantico, Virginia, and the Oregon Executive Development Institute.He holds a Master in Public Administration degree from Hayward State University, a Master of Arts degree in Anthropology from San Francisco State University, a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Science, graduating Magna Cum Laude, from Hayward State University, and an Associate in Arts degree, graduating with Honors, from the College of San Mateo. As a member of the International Police Association, Chief Louie has toured with the former Royal Hong Kong Police force. He is a member of the Oregon Advisory Committee, United States Civil Rights Commission, and sits on the Advisory Boards of the National Asian Peace Officers' Association and the Hillsboro Boys and Girls Club. Chief Louie was responsible for initiating the first racial profiling data collection in the state of Oregon and the collection model and policy developed by the Hillsboro Police Department has been used as a guide in both Washington and Oregon. Chief Louie is a management consultant, published author, and college teacher.

The son of a classic Chinese opera actor, Chief Louie was raised in San Francisco. Labeled a juvenile delinquent after a few brushes with the law, he dropped out of high school and enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps at the age of 16, and he participated in the initial amphibious landing of combat troops in Vietnam. After returning from Vietnam, Chief Louie received his high school GED and continued on to college on the GI Bill. Chief Louie and his wife Jo Anne live in Hillsboro with their two teenage children.