Chief Becky Chestnut, previously a Captain with the San Ramon Police Department, was sworn in as the City’s sixth Police Chief at the City Council meeting on Tuesday, December 9,2025. 
Chief Chestnut joined the San Ramon Police Department in 2015, serving as an Officer in the Patrol and Community Resource and Crime Prevention Divisions. In November 2016, she was promoted to Police Corporal in the Community Resource and Crime Prevention Division, where she supported SRPD’s popular Community Academy, social media outreach, the Department’s volunteer program, and Mental Health Follow-Up Project. In March 2019, Chief Chestnut was promoted to Police Sergeant, where she served on the Patrol Division, then the Professional Standards Division, and was part of recruiting and hiring more than 30 officers, conducted internal affairs investigations, served as the department training coordinator, and managed the Field Training Officer Program. She was also instrumental in forming SRPD’s Peer Support Program and served on the board for the SRPD Police Officers Association from 2016–2021.
In May 2022, Chief Chestnut was promoted to Police Lieutenant. She spent nine months as Watch Commander for the Patrol Division, then moved to the Investigations Division, where duties included oversight of the Youth Services/School Resource Officers, and facilitation of the San Ramon Valley Fire Behavioral Health Project.
She was promoted to Police Captain overseeing the Administrative Services Division in July 2023. Management duties included the Professional Standards and Training, Community Resource and Crime Prevention, Evidence and Property, Records, and Finance Divisions.
Prior to joining SRPD, Chief Chestnut served as a law enforcement officer with the Conta Costa County Sherriff’s Office from December 2002 to May 2015, where she held a number of roles, including in Detention Facilities, Patrol, and Investigations (Homicide and Sexual Assault Units) until 2015.
“It’s an honor to serve the San Ramon community and to lead the dedicated men and women of this Police Department,” said Chestnut, “and I am committed to supporting our employees so they can continue providing exceptional service and maintaining the community’s trust.”
She holds a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice administration from Union Institute and University, and a master’s degree in leadership communication from Purdue University.