Taili A. Thompson joined the Allegheny County Health Department in 2016, as the manager for the Office of Violence Prevention. His previous work included ten years working for the violence prevention organization, One Vision One Life. Mr. Thompson, also served as the Program Manager for the Pittsburgh Initiative to Reduce Crime (PIRC), for three years. 

Mr. Thompson co-founded Youth Opportunities Development (Y.O.D.) in 2012 with the mission of developing young leaders in communities that had high exposure to the disease of violence. He served as Executive Director of YOD from 2012-2016.