Geoff Dean is the 19th Sheriff of Ventura County and a 35-year veteran of the Ventura County Sheriff's Office. As Sheriff, Geoff oversees a department of 1200 people with a budget of $225 million. The Ventura County Sheriff's Office provides policing for over 500,000 people and patrols over 80 percent of the County's geography. The Office serves as the police department for five contract cities; Thousand Oaks, Camarillo, Moorpark, Fillmore and Ojai. VCSO also operates three jails, the only regional crime laboratory, air unit, bomb squad, and operates the Regional Criminal Justice Training Center.

The Sheriff's Office is a large, dynamic, diverse organization requiring modern progressive leadership in its role of keeping our citizens safe.

Geoff is a lifetime resident of California, born in Los Angeles and raised in Simi Valley. He has lived in Camarillo for the past 21 years. Prior to being elected Sheriff, he worked various assignments throughout the Department including commanding the SWAT Team, as Chief of Police for the City of Moorpark and overseeing three of the Sheriff’s four divisions.

Geoff is involved in various community activities including Camarillo Noon Time Rotary, American Red Cross Presidents Council, the Board of Directors for Casa Pacifica home for abused kids and the American Cancer Society's Community Council to mention a few. He has been married to his wife Marlene for the past twenty-five years. Marlene is a lifetime Ventura County resident and a mathematics professor. He has two children; Lindsey 24, who is in law school, and Andy 21, who is a college junior. Geoff holds a Masters Degree in Public Administration from California State University Northridge and a second Masters Degree in Management from Cal Poly Pomona. He is a graduate of the California State Peace Officers Command College.