Marcos Soler

Marcos Soler, Ph.D., is the Deputy Executive Director for Policy and Strategic Initiatives for the New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB). Marcos joined the CCRB in 2001, where he works with the Board and the Executive to define its organizational strategy. His responsibilities include strategic planning, budget forecasting, policy analysis, research, database management and public reporting. He has presented his research on civilian oversight of law enforcement in domestic and international forums. Marcos is a graduate of the New York City Leadership Institute, which is the most prestigious organizational and executive development program to which the City’s executives and managers can be selected to pursue executive training. He is also a former recipient of the New York City Mayor’s graduate scholarships’ program. Marcos is an adjunct professor of Government at the Political Science Department from the John Jay College of Criminal Justice (City University of New York). He regularly teaches seminars on judicial policies, civil rights and liberties, and constitutional politics. Previously, he was a research fellow in legal theory at the University of Valencia Law School and at the Spanish National Center for Constitutional and Political Studies. Marcos began his education in Europe pursuing first degrees in law and philosophy and gaining later graduate degrees in law and society (MA), legal theory (LLM), and jurisprudence (Ph.D.). He continued his education in New York and earned a master’s degree in management and policy analysis. He is currently a Ph.D. candidate in political science at The New School for Social Research and expects to complete his dissertation this year.