Alex Marshall (police officer)


Alexander John "Alex" Marshall QPM is a retired senior British police officer who was the Chief Executive of the College of Policing from 2013 to 2017. Prior to this role, he was Chief Constable of Hampshire Constabulary from 2008 to 2013.
In September 2017, Marshall retired from policing to work for the International Cricket Council, as general manager of its Anti-Corruption Unit.

Early life and education

Marshall studied at Wolfson College, Cambridge and the Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge. He became a Cropwood Fellow in 1999. He obtained a master's degree in criminology at the University of Cambridge in 2006.

Police career

Marshall started his career in 1980 with the Metropolitan Police Service, transferring in 2000 to Cambridgeshire Constabulary. During this time he also worked as a consultant for the Home Office on bureaucracy in frontline policing. In 2004 he joined the Chief Constable's team in Thames Valley Police and was appointed Chief Constable in Hampshire Constabulary in 2008.

Honours

Marshall received the Queen's Police Medal in the Queen's 2009 Birthday Honours.