Name Dave Johnston | ||
Dave Johnston Managing Director Former head of NTAC former Commander Homicide Scotland Yard
Career
Currently managing Director of Yaana Ltd a technology company based at The Shard London.
Prior to this (2008- 2016) Head of The National Technical Assistance Centre in London. A business unit of GCHQ with responsibility for maintaining interception of communications capability for all UK agencies. Advisor to government on policy and legislation for this area of work.
Prior to joining NTAC,(2004-2008) Johnston was the Metropolitan Police's head of homicide and serious crime, in which capacity he led the Damilola Taylor and the Torso in the Thames Investigations. He also advised the Suffolk police on the serial killings of five women by Stephen Wright. Ipswich Murders.
Johnston also held office as the strategic lead for economic crime investigation and policy at Scotland Yard, working with government , industry and international regulatory bodies to help develop AML regulation and compliance.
From 1979 to 2004 Johnston served in Avon and somerset Constabulary as a Detective, Hostage negotiator and senior investigating officer. He also served as the Detective Chief superintendent head of CID before moving on promotion to Scotland Yard.
Prior to joining the police force he served in the British Army from 1974 to 1979, having joined the army as a boy soldier in 1972 and trained at the Army Apprentices College in Chepstow. After basic training Johnston volunteered for specialist training and joined 59 Commando squadron where he served until leaving the army in 1979.
Johnston holds an MSc in public management and a postgraduate qualification in criminology from Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge.
In 2008 Johnston was awarded The Queens Police medal by Her Majesty The Queen, for outstanding police service.
Johnston is a regular contributor to the Cambridge University congress on Economic Crime. Speaking on strategies to combat money laundering, cyber crime and insider threat.
During his policing career Johnston attracted some controversy when he suggested that: