Richard “Bo” Dietl
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Beau Dietl and Associates
Richard “Bo” Dietl was a New York City Police Officer and Detective from June 1969 until he retired in 1985. Bo was one of the most highly decorated detectives in the history of the police department, with several thousand arrests to his credit. There were two particular cases that represent his career highlights. The first was what former New York City Mayor Edward I. Koch labeled “...the most vicious crime in New York City history” (1981) which involved a nun who was raped and tortured in an East Harlem convent as 27 crosses were carved into her by two men, who later confessed and were convicted. The second was the Palm Sunday Massacre in 1984, which was one of New York City’s most bloody mass slayings, of ten people. Bo was instrumental in the arrest and conviction of the suspects in both cases.
In 1986, Bo was nominated for the U.S. Congress by the Republican and Conservative parties of New York State for the 6th Congressional District (to fill the seat of the late Joseph Addabbo). In a 7-1 Democratic District, the Rev. Floyd Flake edged out Bo by a mere 2,500 votes - one of the closest races in New York history.
In 1989 President George Bush appointed Bo as Co-Chairman of the National Crime Commission. In 1994 Governor George E. Pataki appointed Bo Chairman of the New York State Security Guard Advisory Council. He served as Security Consultant to the National Republican Convention and as Director of Security for the New York State Republican Convention.
Richard “Bo” Dietl is the Founder & Chairman of Beau Dietl & Associates.
Founded in 1985, Beau Dietl & Associates has grown to become one of the premier investigative and security firms in the nation and is a full service organization providing a wide variety of investigative and security services to corporate and individual clients worldwide. In 2010, Bo formed Beau Dietl Consulting Services (BDCS), his company recruits temporary and permanent placements in the IT, Finance, and Business verticals for global leaders and Fortune 500 companies with clients such as JP Morgan Chase, Citibank and Ernst & Young to name a few.
Bo is a Fox News and Business contributor, his commentary is called upon countless times for his expertise on current events happening nationwide. For the past 26 years he has been a weekly guest on Imus in the Morning, and appears on several other Fox shows on a regular basis.
From Sidewalk to Cyberspace…
Bo continues to succeed by staying at the forefront of evolving corporate and security advances to ensure all new challenges are met. Bo’s cyber division, Electronic Risk Management Solutions (ERMS) is always one step ahead of hackers and security systems most companies are using. His advanced security suite, developed by head Cyber Intelligence Specialists is state of the art technology for anti hacking.
As Chairman of Security Solutions, Bo has amassed a team of renowned security experts to provide the highest level of professional computer network security for multi-national corporations to small businesses.
Bo Dietl is also the Founder and Chairman of a revolutionary software tool for parents called Bo Dietl’s One Tough ComputerCop. The software was developed to significantly increase parent’s ability to protect their children from online predators.
NetWolves Corp. announced they were teaming with Gateway to have the software installed on all Gateway consumer market computers. The software has been approved by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, and has been featured on America’s Most Wanted. Bo is proud to be a principal of NetWolves, an innovator of the software system called the Fox Box. NetWolves recently inked a deal with General Electric for worldwide installation of NetWolves technology.
Bo is Chairman of the Board for Document Capture Technologies, Inc. (DCT), the worldwide leader in the design, development, manufacturing and sale of mobile document capture solutions. Since 1998, DCT has supplied over 4 million scanning devices, along with proprietary software for custom integrations for OEMs, VARS, etc., and now has recently partnered with N.C.R. Bo serves as a primary consultant to several different companies, such as Odyssey Logistics & Technology, Inc., the EMC Corporation, RSA – the security division of EMC. Bo also has an extended reach in the Real Estate business with Steve Witkoff as his Partner in some of the finest buildings in New York.
Bo is the co-author of the book “One Tough Cop”, which is a story about his life as a New York City police detective. The movie version of “One Tough Cop” was made into a major motion picture. Bo’s next book, entitled “Business Lunchatations”, a story about networking and business strategies hit stores in April 2005, ranking #5 on Amazon’s Business Best Seller List. Since then, Bo has embraced many faceted roles in the industry such as Associate Producer for the movie “The Bone Collector” and Producer for the movie “Table One.” Bo entered into the television realm as an Executive Producer of ABC’s “The Runner” which was to be released back in 2002. He also was Executive Producer of “The Gray Area” on CBS TV.
Over the years Bo has taken an active interest in many charities and continues to endorse and support such foundations as:
The Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund, The Nation Center for Missing and Exploited Children, The Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation, United Cerebral Palsy, New York City Police & Fireman Widow & Children, CJ Foundation of SIDS, Tomorrows Children Fund, Children’s Medical Fund of NY, Hemophilia Assoc., Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and Mothers Voices are among a few.
Behind the brawn lies a big heart. . .
In 2007, after Bo’s Fiancé, Margo Urban was diagnosed with a rare form of Hodgkin’s and non Hodgkin’s lymphoma, he agreed to be honored with the Humanitarian of the Year Award along with Margo as “Cancer Survivor of the Year.” In one night over 1.3 million dollars was raised for The Cancer Research & Treatment Fund (CRT)
Bo’s dedication and affinity to The American Heart Association contributed to the overwhelming success of their 2011 Annual Heart of the Hamptons Ball in which he played a key role in raising over $500,000 - the event made more than it ever had in previous years.
Upon hearing of the tragedy of slain police officer Peter Figoski in December 2011, Bo was very moved to become involved in raising funds for the education and well being of Officer Figoski’s four daughters. Bo’s efforts have resulted in contributions in excess of $200,000 and he is still tallying more and more numbers each day. Officer Figoski was a 22 year NYPD veteran awarded for exceptional policy duty at the 75th Precinct, the last place Bo served before he retired due to an injury.