Executive Director
The Investigative Panel of the Prosecuting Attorneys Qualification Commission announced Ian Heap as the Commission’s first Executive Director.
Heap brings an extensive legal background to this role. He earned bachelor’s degrees in History and Political Science from the University of Rochester before moving to Georgia, where he received his Juris Doctor from Emory University’s School of Law in 1994. He then worked as a prosecutor in the Eastern Judicial Circuit (Savannah) for over 20 years. While there, Heap prosecuted countless cases including serious violent crimes, career drug dealers, narcotics conspiracies, and wiretap cases. He has tried over 100 jury trials and has argued in front of Georgia appellate courts.
Heap also previously served as a Special Assistant Attorney General, as an Assistant District Attorney in the Ogeechee Judicial Circuit, and as the Chief Assistant District Attorney in the Brunswick Judicial Circuit. He also has experience teaching criminal justice and political science for over 15 years as an adjunct professor at both Saint Leo University and Armstrong State University.
Ian has previously served as Legal Officer of the Multi-Jurisdictional Investigators’ Association, Chairman of the St. John’s Academy Board of Trustees, and in several positions on the Olde Towne HOA Board. Ian has been married to his wife Meg for 27 years, and they have two sons, both currently in college. Ian is a member of Compassion Christian Church’s Downtown Campus, where he serves on the Lighthouse team to “meet practical needs with dignity and compassion—providing food, clothing, and counseling to anyone in our community who needs a little light in a difficult season.”
As Executive Director, Heap leads investigations into complaints of misconduct by elected and appointed DAs and SGs.
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