About Carl Brizzi

Carl was raised in Indianapolis and attended Christ the King Elementary School, Bishop Chatard High School, and is a graduate of North Central High School. Carl received his BA in Political Science from Indiana University and earned his law degree from Valparaiso.

Carl served as a Marion County Deputy Prosecutor and Chief Prosecutor, Metro Gang Task Force, during Scott Newman’s first term. He has investigated and prosecuted a variety of cases from white-collar crime to gang murder.

After working as a deputy prosecutor, Carl served as Senior Investigative Counsel in the United States House of Representatives and co-founded the law firm, Brizzi, Collignon & Dietrick where he focused on investigating and preventing insurance fraud.

Carl was elected Marion County Prosecutor in November of 2002 and assumed office January 1, 2003. The overriding philosophy of his office is that “criminals have a choice, but victims don’t.” Carl’s comprehensive plan, the “Brizzi Brief” focuses the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office’s resources on prosecution, protection and prevention.

Carl works as a bipartisan and has expanded the nationally recognized community prosecution program into the suburbs to assist the Marion County Sheriff, combat domestic violence and protect our elderly from abuse and fraud.

In addition to aggressive prosecution, Carl also works to prevent crime. In October of 2003, he kicked-off the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office Mentor Network with Colts Coach, Tony Dungy. Carl believes that a caring relationship with an adult is the best way to keep children on the right track. Carl created MY KID (Mentoring Youth: Kids Improving Directions), a mentoring program that pairs one volunteer with three middle school students and developed the EKG (Educating Kids about Guns) program aimed at reducing youth gun violence.

Under Carl’s leadership, the child support division set a record for collections in 2004 – over $80 million - for Marion County’s children. Carl also fulfilled his promise of opening a satellite office to assist busy moms in collecting child support.

Carl is also fiscally responsible. Despite $800,000 in budget cuts over the last two years, the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office has continued to charge and convict criminals by cutting staff, eliminating and consolidating positions, and relying on alternative sources of revenue.

Carl was recently selected by the Indianapolis Business Journal as one of their 40 under 40. He was also awarded as Indy’s “Best and Brightest” in the Government sector.

The Indianapolis Star named Carl as “someone to watch” and he has been included in the Howey Political Report’s Top 50 Most Influential People in Indiana Politics each year since 2004.

Carl lives in Washington Township with his wife Melanie and four children: Catherine 14, Emily 11, Lauren 7 and C.J. 4.