Kieran Walshe was initially a member of the Tynan-Eyre Memorial Foundation and was elected to the new Board of the Victoria Police Blue Ribbon Foundation when it was formed in 1998. Now Deputy Commissioner (Public Safety) Kieran has been a member of Victoria Police for 41 years and has gained a wide range of experience in general policing, criminal investigation, operations support, ethical standards and corporate governance. During 2002 Kieran was Acting Commander in Region 4 and then was appointed Assistant Commissioner for the same region

In April 2004 he was appointed Assistant Commssioner, Ethical Standards Department and then took on the new role of Assistant Commissioner, Counter-Terrorism in December 2005. In July 2006 he was promoted to Deputy Commissioner with an operational focus on public order, emergency management and counter terrorism.

During his many years as a member and Board member of the Foundation, Kieran has provided valuable contributions to the foundation's growth and relevance in the Victorian community.

He was named Police Officer of the Year in 2009 by the Blue Ribbon Foundation for his response and management of the Black Saturday Bushfire disaster.