Deputy Chief of Licensing and Education

Cullen Grissom
Deputy Chief of Licensing and Education

Cullen Grissom has been TCOLE’s Deputy Chief of Licensing and Education for 6 years and has served the Commission on Law Enforcement for 10 years. He began his law enforcement career in rural Texas law enforcement serving the Wharton Police Department and the Wharton District Attorney’s office. He led successful police, fire, and EMS training programs at Wharton County Junior College as Director of Public Safety Training. He was recruited to the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) where he served as Training Director for the statewide Texas Law Enforcement Extension Training and Texas Forensic Science Academy Programs for 13 years.

Cullen has 40 years of experience in the law enforcement profession, including over 30 years as a law enforcement trainer. He has designed, developed, and implemented police/security training programs at the state, national and international level. He has trained a diverse group of clients including; the Panama Canal Authority Security Force, Panama National Police, Abu Dhabi National Police, Saudi Aramco Security Forces, NYPD Counterterrorism Bureau, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and the Bahrain Ministry of the Interior Police.

Cullen holds a Bachelor of Science in Public Administration from Upper Iowa University, a Master of Education from the University of Houston in Curriculum and Instruction, as well as a Master of Science from Texas A&M University in Human Resource Development. He is a graduate of the Leadership and Command College program at the Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement Management Institute at Sam Houston State University.

Cullen lives with his wife, Liz, in South Bastrop County, Texas where he enjoys building custom rifles, hunting, fishing, and sporting clays. They have two grown children and two granddaughters.