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Jeremy Biddle

Jeremy Biddle is the Director of Violence Reduction Policy and Programs, and leads and advises CJP’s work related to violence prevention in the US and Latin America and the Caribbean.

He also serves as Special Advisor on the Group Violence Reduction Strategy to the Mayor and Police Commissioner of Baltimore City where he supports city leadership in designing, implementing and evaluating its flagship gun violence reduction strategy.

Prior, Jeremy was the Coordinator for the Central America Regional Security Initiative (CARSI) at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), advancing the Agency’s violence prevention efforts in Central America, Latin America and the Caribbean, and globally.

Over the years, he has worked with a variety of non-profits and public sector organizations in the U.S. and Latin America and the Caribbean, focusing on violence prevention, criminal justice reform, community engagement, public transparency and rule of law. He is also the Founding Executive Director of MetroPEACE, a boutique consulting firm with global reach, dedicated to reducing community violence, while minimizing social costs through partnership-based, data-driven strategies.

Jeremy holds a Master of Public Administration from Columbia University and a Master of Public Affairs from Sciences Po in Paris, as well as a B.A. in history from Columbia. He is fluent in English and Spanish.