Robert McNeilly was a long-serving Pittsburgh Police leader after joining the force in 1977,[2] who served as Pittsburgh Police Chief from April 2, 1996 to January 2, 2006.

He was also active as a United States Coast Guard Reserves Chief Petty Officer from 1987 to 2011.

[3] McNeilly is also a United States Marine Corps veteran.

Since retiring from the Pittsburgh Police he has served as chief in the suburban Elizabeth department, being sworn in on July 1, 2006.

[1] Before moving to Elizabeth a year later in 2007 he was a lifelong resident of the Brookline neighborhood in Pittsburgh.