Roy Bethge is a veteran police leader with more than 29 years of law enforcement experience. He retired in May of 2017 as Deputy Chief of the Buffalo Grove Police Department in Northern Illinois. He holds a Masters Degree in Criminal Justice from Columbia College and has an extensive background as a trainer in the subject areas of leadership development, officer safety, use of force, and adult learning. Mr. Bethge is the co-founder and lead instructor of The Virtus Group, Inc. which brings innovative leadership training and development to law enforcement professionals around the country. As part of that endeavor, Mr. Bethge is the co-creator of the WINx: Inspiring Leadership in Law Enforcement conference which is a TED-styled experience focused on law enforcement professionals. He is also the Executive Director of Below 100, a not-for-profit organization trying to reduce police officer line-of duty-deaths and preventable injuries, an instructor for Louisiana State University’s National Center for Biomedical Research and Training as well as a private consultant.