board of directors
The Eid Passport® Board of Directors includes a distinguished panel of career luminaries in both government and private industry. These key individuals play an integral role in shaping the company and its culture.
Steve
Larson
founded Eid Passport in November 2001 and serves as CEO and Chairman of
the Board. In 1987, Mr. Larson founded Unicru, Inc., where he served as
Chairman of the Board, CEO and President. Unicru is a leader in Human
Capital Management (HCM) automation technology, with over $30 million
in annual revenues and over 200 employees, and was among Oregon's
fastest growing private companies prior to its recent acquisition by
Kronos, Inc.( Nasdaq: KRON). Mr. Larson has participated as a board
member of several technology companies and has assisted in funding and
recruiting executives and board members for other companies.
B.G.
"Buddy" Beck
is Vice Chairman of the Board for L-1 Identity Solutions. He was
previously the Vice Chairman of the Board for Viisage and prior to
that, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Trans
Digital Technologies Corporation until its acquisition by Viisage. Mr.
Beck currently serves as a consultant to Viisage and also serves as a
member of the Boards of Directors of Cardinal Bankshares Corporation
and L-3 Communications MAS (US) Corporation. He is also a member of the
Army Technology Science Board, a Federal advisory committee which
advises and makes recommendations to the Secretary of the Army, the
Chief of Staff of the Army, the Assistant Secretary of the Army and
major Army commanders on scientific and technological matters of
concern to the Army.
Admiral
Thomas H. Collins
has thirty-eight years of experience and accomplishments as a
commissioned officer, leader and manager in the United States Coast
Guard. He recently retired as Commandant of the Coast Guard where he
managed over 100,000 personnel, an 8.1 billion dollar budget, and a
fleet of over 220 ships, 230 aircraft, 1800 boats, and over 160 shore
facilities. He has served the American public and the maritime industry
in a variety of safety, environmental, law enforcement, and national
security missions including leading the nation’s maritime component of
homeland security. As Commandant, he led the transfer of the Coast
Guard from the Department of Transportation to the Department of
Homeland Security. He also developed and implemented national
strategies, policy and operations designed to mitigate security risk in
our ports, coastal areas and beyond.
General
Ralph E. "Ed" Eberhart
is a Director of Eid Passport and four-star general who recently
retired after a 36-year career in the military. A graduate of the U.S.
Air Force Academy, General Eberhart's active-duty military career ended
with his assignment as Commander, U.S. Northern Command ("NorthCom")
and Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command, Peterson Air
Force Base, Colorado. He is also a command pilot with more than 4,500
flight hours over 300 combat missions and currently serves as the
President of the Armed Forces Benefit Association.
Raymond
Humphrey
is an internationally recognized leader in the security-risk management
field with extensive experience at the most senior levels of government
and industry. Mr. Humphrey evaluates homeland security preparedness,
deterrence, business continuity, consequence management, introduction
of leading-edge security technology and similar initiatives at the
municipal, state and organizational levels within the United States and
other countries. Mr. Humphrey is a former White House Fellow and
retired as a Colonel following 20 years of service in the U.S. Army. He
remains the only individual to have served as both President of ASIS
International and the International Security Management Association
(ISMA).
Tom
Ridge
was sworn in as the first Assistant to the President for Homeland
Security on October 8, 2001, and then appointed the nation’s first
secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, where he served until
February of 2005. In that position, he oversaw 180,000 personnel and
the blending of 22 federal agencies into a new Cabinet department. He
also served two terms as governor of Pennsylvania from 1995-2001. He
was elected to Congress in 1982 – the first enlisted Vietnam combat
veteran elected to the U.S. House – and was overwhelmingly re-elected
five times. Governor Ridge currently consults on a variety of national
and international issues.
Sean
Sullivan joined
Eid Passport's Board of Directors in February, 2005. He is involved in
investment management for a significant Eid Passport shareholder. His
background is in angel investing and structuring private debt and
equity financing in diverse industries including technology, real
estate, oil and gas, and mineral resources. He has experience in the
management of start up companies, private wealth management, and
investment banking. Mr. Sullivan serves on the board of several other
privately held companies.
