Yesterday, LifeLock announced that they have appointed Tom Ridge to its board of directors. Ridge has a strong background and he currently serves as President & CEO of an international security consulting company, Ridge Global, in Washington, D.C. He also serves on various public and private boards, including Chairman of the National Organization on Disability and National Co-Chairman of the Flight 93 Memorial Fundraising Campaign.

Ridge was raised as part of a working-class family and was awarded a scholarship to Harvard, where he graduated with honors in 1967. He was drafted into the U.S. Army, after his first year attending The Dickinson School of Law. He served as an infantry staff sergeant in Vietnam and earned the Bronze Star for Valor, the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry and the Combat Infantry Badge. He was able to return to Dickinson to complete his law degree and was later elected to the House of Representatives, where he served for six terms.

Tom Ridge was twice elected governor of Pensylvania and after the tragedy of what took place on September 11, 2001, Ridge became the first Assistant to the President for Homeland Security. Later, he became the first U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security.

LifeLock proudly announces this latest development in the history of their company, as released in this statement by Chairman and CEO, Todd Davis: “Today is a milestone day in the history of LifeLock as we have added Tom Ridge, one of our nation’s premier defenders, to our Board of Directors.We know the position that Tom has taken on homeland security and we know that he brings the same commitment, determination and expertise to help position LifeLock to not only fight identity theft but to help protect all things personal for our members.”

“Identity theft is a growing problem in our country,” said Ridge. “I look forward to working with LifeLock as the company continues to develop ways of providing improved protection to members.”

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