Biography

Mr. Berger was the CEO and chairman of the board of Allied Holdings, the parent company of Allied-Universal (formerly Allied Barton Security), the largest American-owned security officer services company. The company was sold in 2005 to MacAndrews & Forbes holdings, Inc. Prior to Allied, Mr. Berger served as chief executive officer of SpectaGuard from 1998 to February 2003 and remained as a board member through 2008. From 1994 through 1998, he redeveloped a hotel property and served as a consultant with Gryphon Investors and others in the security business. Mr. Berger served as director, president, and vice chairman of Pinkerton from 1990 to 1994 and as a director of California Plant Protection from 1975 to 1987. He had also served as President of HCC Industries from 1985 to 1987, and from 1961 through 1985, Mr. Berger held various positions in the chemical industry and owned a specialty chemical business from 1965 through 1985.

Mr. Berger is a member of the National Advisory Committee for Foundations, Inc. He serves as a member of the Patron Leadership Council for the Manhattan Theatre Club and he served on the board of directors. He also served as a member on the board of the Bellevue Arts Museum.

Mr. Berger's wife, Carol Auerbach, is a trustee of the Isaac and Carol Auerbach Family Foundation. In 2014, Ms. Auerbach established the Isaac L. Auerbach Cybersecurity Institute at Drexel, an interdisciplinary hub for educating the next generation of leaders in the field of cybersecurity, advancing the collective understanding of cyber-threats, and developing new capabilities and technologies to counter cyberattacks. The Institute is named in honor of Carol Auerbach's late husband, Isaac Auerbach, who passed away in 1992.

At Drexel, Mr. Auerbach has served as a member of the CCI's Board.