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| 1. Name: |
Louis Freeh |
| 2. Title: |
Former Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation |
| 3. Biography: |
Louis Joseph Freeh, J.D., L.L.M., joined the FBI as a Special Agent after finishing law school. He then spent a decade working as an Assistant then Deputy U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted high-profile federal criminal cases.
President George H.W. Bush appointed him to be a U.S. District Court Judge. President Bill Clinton then appointed him as the 10th Director of the FBI in September 1993.
Freeh left the FBI to take a job in the private sector in June 2001. In 2007, he founded the Freeh Group International, a consulting firm. He also serves on the Board of Directors of several organizations.
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| 4. Involvement/ Affiliations: |
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Member, Board of Directors, National Italian American Foundation
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Member, Board of Directors, National Center For Missing & Exploited Children
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Member, Board of Directors, Wilmington Trust Board, 2009-present
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Founder and Senior Managing Partner, Freeh Group International, 2007-present
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Member, Corporate Board, Bristol-Meyers Squibb, 2005-present
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Vice Chairman, General Counsel, and Ethics Officer, MBNA America Bank, 2001-2006
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10th Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (appointed by President Bill Clinton), Sep. 1993-June 2001
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U.S. District Court Judge, Southern District of New York (appointed by President George H.W. Bush), 1991-1993
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Fordham Law School, 1988-1992
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Recipient, Attorney General's Award for Distinguished Service, 1987 and 1991
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Deputy U.S. Attorney and Assistant US Attorney, Southern District of New York, 1981-1991
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Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), 1975-1981
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| 5. Education: |
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LL.M., New York University School of Law, 1984
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J.D., Rutgers School of Law-Newark, 1974
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B.A., Rutgers University, 1971
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| 6. Published Works: |
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My FBI: Bringing Down the Mafia, Investigating Bill Clinton, and Fighting the War on Terror, 2005
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| 7. Contact info: |
Louis Freeh, Former Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Website: http://www.freehgroup.com/
Phone: (302) 824-7139 |
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