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Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge Announces Academe and Policy Research Senior Advisory Committee Members

Release Date: 08/24/04 00:00:00

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August 24, 2004

Secretary Tom Ridge announced the appointment of two individuals to serve on the Academe and Policy Research Senior Advisory Committee of the Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC).

Secretary Ridge established the Academe and Policy Research Senior Advisory Committee to provide the Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC) expert advice from national leaders in the fields of technology, policy development, and academic management and operations.  The HSAC is comprised of experts from state and local governments, first preventer and responder communities, academia and the private sector, and provides advice and recommendations to Secretary Ridge on homeland security issues.

Dr. Steven Kerr of New York, is the Chief Learning Officer (CLO) and a Managing Director of Goldman Sachs.  From 1994-2001 he was the Vice President-Leadership Development and CLO for General Electric, and was responsible for their renowned leadership education center at Crotonville, NY. Dr. Kerr has served as a member of the faculties of Ohio State University, the University of Michigan and the University of Southern California, where he was Dean of the faculty of the business school.  He is a past-president of the Academy of Management, a leading professional association for scholars dedicated to creating and disseminating knowledge about management and organizations.

Dr. Allan Zenowitz of Massachusetts, is a retired Army General Officer and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Executive and has served as an Emergency Management Director at the Federal, regional, state and local levels.  In addition, Dr. Zenowitz served as a Special Assistant to the Secretary of Defense, and as a member of a Task Force on Emergency Management Studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and the National Security Council.

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