Major Jesse Galvez

Executive Officer

Jesse Galvez began his career with the Department in February 1999. Major Galvez was assigned to the Highway Patrol’s District 6, Kearny/Oracle area. In 2001, Major Galvez remained in patrol and was assigned to the Phoenix metro area. In 2006, Major Galvez was promoted to sergeant and remained in patrol, assigned to the night shift in Phoenix. As a sergeant from 2007 until 2016, Major Galvez held assignments in the Criminal Investigations Division (CID), the GIITEM Gang Task Force, the Professional Standards Unit (Internal Affairs), the Special Investigations Unit, and the Agency Support Division. In 2016, Major Galvez was promoted to captain and was assigned to the GIITEM Central District. In 2017, Major Galvez was assigned as the acting major for the CID Intelligence Bureau and oversaw the operations of the Arizona Counter Terrorism Information Center (ACTIC) and, in October 2018, was assigned as the commander of the Department’s Public Affairs Unit.      

In December 2020, Major Galvez was promoted to his current rank and soon after became the bureau commander for the Highway Patrol’s Metro Patrol Bureau, the largest bureau in the Department. In 2021, Major Galvez became the Chief of Staff for the Agency Support Division, where he was responsible for overseeing administrative support functions and supporting the work of the Division’s Assistant Director. By July 2023, Major Jesse Galvez was selected to serve as the Executive Officer for Colonel Jeff Glover and the Office of the Director. In this role, Major Galvez oversees several critical units within the Department, including the Public Affairs Unit, Internal Affairs, and the Critical Incident Review Board.

In addition to graduating from the FBI National Academy, Major Galvez is a Flinn-Brown Fellow, a graduate of the Arizona Leaders Connect Program, and holds a Bachelor of Science in Sociology from Arizona State University.