Matt Giordano will be the Phoenix Police Department's new chief. Why it matters: Giordano will oversee a department in the midst of reforms following a U.S. Department of Justice investigation that found patterns of civil and constitutional rights violations last year.

City Manager Jeff Barton named Matt Giordano, executive director of the Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training Board, as police chief.

Matt Giordano has been named the new chief of the Phoenix Police Department, following Interim Chief Michael Sullivan's departure. Giordano serves as executive director of the Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training Board.