Verint Systems Inc.

Mariann McDonagh is VP of Global Marketing for Verint Systems Inc. Verint Systems is a leading global provider of analytic software-based solutions for communications interception, networked video, and business intelligence. Verint solutions transform voice, video, and text into actionable intelligence timely, mission-critical insights for achieving strategic goals. Since 1994, Verint has been committed to developing innovative solutions that help our customers achieve their most important objectives. Today, more than 1000 organizations in over 50 countries use Verint's actionable intelligence solutions to enhance security, boost operational efficiency, and fuel profitability.

Howard Safir became CEO of Bode Technology when Global Options Group, Inc. acquired Bode on February 28, 2007. Mr. Safir is also CEO of another GlobalOptions company, SafirRosetti, a premier company serving the security and investigation needs of its clients both nationally and internationally. Prior to founding SafirRosetti, Howard Safir was appointed 39th Police Commissioner of the City of New York by Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani on April 15, 1996. In his four years as Police Commissioner, he achieved a 38% reduction in major crime and reduced homicides by 44%, bringing the total number of murders in New York to 667, the lowest level in three decades. He developed and implemented Operation Condor, a creative use of personnel resources that continues to be a centerpiece of current NYPD crime reduction strategy. Mr. Safir began his law enforcement career in 1965 as a special agent assigned to the New York office of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, a forerunner of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). He advanced through the ranks of the DEA and in 1977 was appointed Assistant Director of the DEA. Commissioner Safir also served as Chief of the Witness Security Division, U.S. Marshals Service. In 1984, he was named Associate Director for Operations, U.S. Marshals Service, a position he held until his retirement from the federal government in 1990. Commissioner Safir rejoined government service in 1994 when Mayor Giuliani asked him to serve as New York City's 29th Fire Commissioner. Mr. Safir received a B.A. in History and Political Science from Hofstra University in 1963. He attended Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, receiving certificates in the programs for Senior Managers in Government in 1988 and for National and International Security in 1989.