Bio
BIOGRAPHY
WILLIAM F. DADDIO
Bill Daddio is the retired Associate Director for Protection/Chief, U.S. Mint Police. He was responsible for directing all protection programs and law enforcement functions for all the U.S. Mints facilities located in Washington, D.C.; Philadelphia, PA; West Point, NY; Denver, CO; San Francisco, CA and the U.S. Bullion Depository at Fort Knox, KY. During his over 20 year tenure, the U.S. Mint Police have developed into a nationally recognized law enforcement agency, and the U.S. Mint Police was awarded the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial’s Distinguished Service Award in 2001.
Before joining the U.S. Mint, Dr. Daddio served as a deputy U.S. Marshal at the Department of Justice where he directed the physical security and executive protection programs for the Department and served as the Attorney General's senior protection officer. Dr. Daddio was an Inspector for the Federal Protective Service, and served as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Air Force. He received the Bronze Star medal for his service in the Republic of Viet Nam.
Dr. Daddio received an A.B. degree from the University Notre Dame. After his military service, he returned to the University of Notre Dame and received an M.A. and Ph.D. in Sociology and Anthropology. He currently is an Adjunct Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Georgetown Medical School and Professor of Sociology and Anthropology at Georgetown University where he teaches courses in bio-terrorism and terrorism. He has been awarded the Vi-centennial Medal by the University, and the Bunn award for faculty excellence.
His law enforcement and academic interests focus on understanding terrorism, mitigating bio-terrorism, developing methods that can improve cooperation to prevent international crime, and examining survivor issues, especially those of relatives of police officer deaths. Dr. Daddio provides consultation services to numerous countries on the protection and transportation of high-value assets.
