By Cheryl Skinner

Fort Bend Independent School District announced last week that a new Chief of Police had been named to fill the position left open by the retirement of the former chief.

David W. Rider, was sworn into office on January 25 at the regular business meeting of the FBISD Board of Trustees.

Rider has more than 19 years of experience in law enforcement, with 16 of those in management, supervision, investigations, disaster preparedness and emergency response. Before joining the district, he served in Austin ISD for more than 12 years, most recently as the Assistant Chief of Police. In that position, he managed a staff of 70 commissioned officers and 35 regulatory and support personnel. He also supervised five bureau commanders who were responsible for uniformed services, specialized operations, emergency management, life safety systems and administrative services.

He has served as Lieutenant Bureau Commander, Sergeant Bureau Commander, Corporal, and Patrolman for Austin ISD. Prior to his service at Austin ISD, Rider was a Corporal and Patrolman for the Kingsville Police Department; and before that, he started his law enforcement career as a Reserve Sheriff Deputy for the Kleberg County Sheriff’s Department in Kingsville, Texas.

Rider received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Texas A&I University and his Master of Science degree in Criminal Justice Management from Sam Houston State University. He is a graduate of the Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement Management Institute at Sam Houston University.

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