Joseph Popcun
Director of Policy and Practice
Joe Popcun is the director of policy and practice at the Rockefeller Institute. He also serves as executive director of the Regional Gun Violence Research Consortium and executive director of the New York State Council on Community Re-Entry and Reintegration.
He previously served as the deputy commissioner for policy and planning at the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services. In this role, he oversaw the agency’s strategic and policy initiatives as well as administration and finance areas. Prior to being deputy commissioner, he served as assistant secretary for public safety and policy advisor for public safety in the Office of New York State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo where he provided policy expertise and operations assistance for the state’s criminal justice, law enforcement, and homeland security agencies. Before state service, Joe was a research analyst and academic fellow with the federal government as well as a research assistant with a nationally-recognized security research institute.