Ed Barberini is the Chief of Police of the San Bruno Police Department.

He has held the role since January 2015, including the day of the YouTube Headquarters Shooting on April 3, 2018.

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Ed Barberini was raised in Burlingame, California.

He attended schools there as a youngster.

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He spent his high school years in the area of San Francisco.

He graduated from St.

Ignatius College Prep in 1988.

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He graduated from San Francisco State University in 1992 with a Bachelor's degree in Political Science.

He later graduated from California State University, Hayward in 2005 with an M.P.A.

with an emphasis on public policy. ^[0]In

2011, he earned a second Master's degree from the Naval Postgraduate School Homeland Defense & Security. ^[0]

Barberini has served multiple positions in law enforcement, particularly in San Mateo County.

Since starting his law enforcement career in June 1994, he has been a correctional officer, patrol deputy, and detective for the San Mateo County sheriff's office and Redwood City Police Department.

From February 2000 to June 2005, he worked in San Mateo County's departments of narcotics and vehicle theft.

Spending most of his time in narcotics, he served as an interim special agent supervisor to combat drug trafficking within the county.

He helped develop programs to detect organized narcotic trafficking groups, provided statistical information, and analyzed data regarding the distribution of controlled substances.

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In June 2005, Ed Barberini became a corrections sergeant.

While serving the position, he supervised up to 20 correctional personnel within the San Mateo County Main Jail.

^[0]He was also a field training supervisor, training deputies and trainees in the police academy.

Sgt. Barberini continued to rise through the ranks, from sergeant to lieutenant and administrative commander; during this time, he was also in charge of San Mateo County's bomb squad.

Subsequently, he became Homeland Security and Emergency Services director.

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In February 2012, Lt. Barberini became the San Mateo County's Chief of Police Services.

He served as Chief for the City of Millbrae, California, a city with the population of 22,000 people.

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In 2015, he became the Chief of the San Bruno Police Department.

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Chief Barberini is a fan of the San Francisco Giants; he also watched their minor league team, the San Jose Giants, play baseball growing up.

He also enjoys reading; in an interview, he talked about reading a book about a World War II veteran and his experiences called Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand.

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