MICHAEL CHERTOFF

Michael Chertoff is the former United States Secretary of Homeland Security under President George W. Bush. Before leading the Department of Homeland Security, he served as a federal judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Earlier, during more than a decade as a federal prosecutor, he investigated and prosecuted cases of political corruption, organized crime, corporate fraud and terrorism – including the investigation of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Secretary Chertoff is currently the Co-founder and Executive Chairman of the Chertoff Group, and senior of counsel at Covington & Burling LLP.