Ian McPherson

Ian Andrew McPherson (born 25 March 1961) is a retired British police officer who is now a management consultant.

McPherson was born in Preston, Lancashire, He joined Lancashire Constabulary as a constable in Preston in 1979. He gained a Diploma in Applied Criminology from the University of Cambridge in 2000. and moved to be ACC Corporate Development four years later. There was criticism of his remuneration package, especially his resettlement package. He was awarded the Queen's Police Medal (QPM) in the 2009 New Year Honours.

In October 2009, he joined the Metropolitan Police in London as Assistant Commissioner Territorial Policing, serving until his retirement at the end of 2011. He was Association of Chief Police Officers national lead for children and young people from 2008 to 2011.

In 2012, he joined management consultants KPMG in Toronto as head of the Canadian justice and security practice and in 2015 transferred to Denver to head the justice and security sector throughout North America.

McPherson married Wendy Spence in 1984. They have a son and a daughter.

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