Jim Crotty is a recognized subject matter expert and global thought leader in drug policy and transnational organized crime. Mr. Crotty spent over 12 years with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), serving in strategic, tactical, and operational positions domestically and overseas. In his final assignment with DEA,

Mr. Crotty served as the Deputy Chief of Staff and Executive Assistant to the Administrator. Mr. Crotty currently serves as a Law Enforcement Outreach Manager at Meta Platforms, Inc., where he is responsible for developing and maintaining strategic relationships with law enforcement and other government agencies to help combat criminal activity and prevent real world harm. Mr. Crotty joined Meta after 1.5 years at the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) in Washington, DC, where he led the Investigative Support Section, a team of Criminal Research Specialists providing real-time intelligence regarding major crimes taking place in the District of Columbia.

Mr. Crotty joined MPD in March 2023 after two years at The Cohen Group, a strategic advisory firm founded and led by former Secretary of Defense William Cohen. While at The Cohen Group, Mr. Crotty led multiple client teams across the defense, cybersecurity, healthcare, energy, and national security sectors. Mr. Crotty currently serves on the Advisory Board of United Against Fentanyl, a bipartisan, non-profit organization focused on ending the U.S. opioid crisis.

He is a former Senior Fellow at the Center for Advanced Defense Studies (C4ADS) and an active member of the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC) Network of Experts. He holds a JD from the University of Alabama School of Law, MA in Political Science from Boston College, and BA in Political Science from Auburn University, summa cum laude.