Ellison Edroy Greenslade was appointed the sixth Commissioner of Police in an independent Bahamas on the 4th January 2010. He served as the Acting Deputy Commissioner of Police from 1st of January of 2009 upon completion of a one year secondment with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Canada.

Commissioner Greenslade joined the Executive Management Team of the force upon being promoted to the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police in July of 2000 after serving in a number of Divisional command positions in The Royal Bahamas Police Force. Upon his promotion, in 2000, he was transferred to Freeport, Grand Bahama, where he led a team of 430 sworn officers, 120 Reservists, and 15 civilian support staff members. His portfolio for The Northern Bahamas included Grand Bahama, Abaco, Bimini, and The Berry Islands. Commissioner Greenslade spent seven years in this post and this gave him the distinction of being the longest serving District Commander for The Northern Bahamas. During his tenure in The Northern Bahamas, he received national acclaim for his leadership role during the investigations into the mysterious disappearance of five young boys and the search and rescue operations in the aftermath of hurricanes Frances (2004), Jeanne (2004), and Wilma (2005).

In March of 2007, Commissioner Greenslade was promoted to the rank of Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police and transferred back to the capital, Nassau Bahamas, where he assumed the portfolio for Crime, Information Technology and Communications.

Commissioner Greenslade has received several honors throughout his career including The Queen's Police Medal (QPM) for distinguished police service and the Prime Minister's Above and Beyond award from The Right Honorable Prime Minister, Hubert A. Ingraham. In October of 2006, he was commended by His Excellency, The Governor General of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas, during an award ceremony at Government House, for distinguished service in saving lives during a natural disaster.

Commissioner Greenslade is also a member of the Advisory Board of The Salvation Army, Bahamas.

Commissioner Greenslade pioneered automation and a number of other innovations in The Royal Bahamas Police Force and has to his credit the design and first production of the credit card size driver's licence which is now in use in The Bahamas.

Commissioner Greenslade and his family worships at St. Mary's Anglican Church in Nassau. He is married to Kimberly Greenslade nee Morley, an Assistant Manager with The Ministry of Tourism, and is the proud father of four sons and a daughter.