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Event Speakers
Following are brief biographies of the distinguished panelists who participated in the 2004 Siebel Scholars Annual Conference. Please click the name you are interested in below to show/hide the bio.
Ron Angelone Founder and CEO of Correctional Solutions Incorporated
Rubin "Hurricane" Carter Executive director of the Association in Defense of the Wrongly Convicted

Rubin Carter is the former middleweight prizefighter from Paterson, New Jersey, whose thundering punches and menacing sports persona earned him the nickname "Hurricane." But he attained worldwide recognition and became a pop culture icon for his battle against America's criminal justice system. Mr. Carter was accused of triple homicide in 1966, and though he always maintained his innocence, he was convicted and given a triple life sentence. The New Jersey Supreme Court overturned the conviction because of government misconduct. In a second trial, Mr. Carter was convicted of the same crime and again sentenced to life, but once again the conviction was dismissed, this time by a federal judge who cited the government's withholding of material evidence and unconstitutional appeals to racial prejudice. The charges against Mr. Carter were ultimately dropped and he was fully vindicated. In sum, he spent almost 20 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. His strength and perseverance have been extolled in song by Bob Dylan, in a feature film with Denzel Washington, and in a best-selling book by James S. Hirsch, Hurricane: The Miraculous Journey of Rubin Carter. Mr. Carter also wrote a jailhouse memoir, The 16th Round. Mr. Carter is the executive director of the Association in Defense of the Wrongly Convicted, a nonprofit organization that assists unlawfully incarcerated prisoners around the world.

Alan Elsner National correspondent for Reuters News Service

Alan Elsner has covered some of the world's most important stories in his 25 years in journalism. His reporting and insightful commentary have been published by many important newspapers in the world. Currently, Mr. Elsner is a national correspondent for Reuters News Service. He covered the 9/11 attacks and aftermath, the war on terrorism, and homeland security. As a chief political correspondent, Mr. Elsner covered the 1996 and 2000 presidential elections. He traveled with the secretary of state as the State Department correspondent from 1989 to 1994. Mr. Elsner has covered the Cold War, the reunification of Germany, the first Gulf War, the Madrid Middle East Peace Conference, the aftermath of the assassination of the Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme, the bombing of an Air India passenger plane, and numerous major stories around the globe. Mr. Elsner brings a unique perspective of today's major topics and issues as a notable journalist.

William J. Fraser Retired New York City department of corrections commissioner; works with the International Counter Terrorism Officers Association

Mr. Fraser began his career with the New York City Department of Correction in 1978. Mr. Fraser's career accelerated and he continually rose through the ranks. As warden of the James A. Thomas Center, he was instrumental in laying the groundwork for the successful transfer of the Central Punitive Segregation Unit from that facility to the Otis Bantum Correctional Center. Later, as assistant chief of Division II, he had overall responsibility for the daily operation of six large facilities on Rikers Island, supervising approximately 4,000 uniformed and civilian staff, as well as 8,000 inmates of all classifications. During that period, he was responsible for developing and implementing the Facility Information System Network, which was initiated department-wide as the universal, centralized system for gathering and recording statistical data for the department's Total Efficiency Accountability Management System (TEAMS). TEAMS was a 2000 semi-finalist of Harvard University's prestigious Innovations in American Government awards program. Mr. Fraser was appointed commissioner in November 2000 by former Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani. Since retiring in 2003, Mr. Fraser works with the International Counter Terrorism Officers Association.

Professor Craig Haney Author of Limits to Prison Pain
Bernard B. Kerik Retired New York City police commissioner
Marc Mauer Assistant director of the Sentencing Project
Charlie Rose Emmy award-winning host of PBS television’s Charlie Rose

One of the most trusted and respected journalists on television today, Charlie Rose is an Emmy award-winning journalist who has been praised as "one of America's premier interviewers." He is the host of Charlie Rose, the nightly PBS program that engages America's best thinkers, writers, politicians, athletes, entertainers, business leaders, scientists, and other newsmakers. Guests on the show include major international political figures and a mixture of renowned personalities from literature, theater, film, dance, fashion, sports, science, medicine, and business.
Mr. Rose graduated from Duke University with an AB degree in history and a JD from the School of Law. He is the recipient of the George Peabody Broadcasting Award; the Emmy Award; the CableACE Award; and the Futrell Award, an award given to Duke University alumni who have demonstrated excellence in communications.

Thomas M. Siebel Founder and chairman of the board of Siebel Systems; cofounder of the Thomas & Stacey Siebel Foundation

Thomas M. Siebel founded Siebel Systems in 1993 and today serves as chairman of the board. Siebel Systems is a leading provider of eBusiness applications software and the world's leading provider of customer relationship management (CRM) applications.
Before founding Siebel Systems, Mr. Siebel served as chief executive officer of Gain Technology, a multimedia software company that merged with Sybase in December 1992. From 1984 through 1990, he was an executive at Oracle Corp., where he held a number of senior management positions.
Mr. Siebel serves on the board of advisors of the University of Illinois, College of Engineering. He is also a director of Montana Historical Society. He is a frequent industry spokesman and is the author of three books Taking Care of eBusiness and Cyber Rules, published by Doubleday, and Virtual Selling, published by the Free Press.
Mr. Siebel is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he received a bachelor of arts in history, an MBA, and a master of science in computer science.
About Siebel Systems
Siebel Systems’ eBusiness applications enable organizations to more effectively sell to, market to and serve their customers across multiple channels and lines of business. With more than 3,500 customer deployments worldwide, Siebel Systems provides organizations with a proven set of industry-specific best practices, CRM applications and business processes, empowering them to consistently deliver superior customer experiences and establish more profitable customer relationships.
Honors and Awards
- 2002 David Packard Award, Business Executives for National Security
- CEO of the Year in 2002, IndustryWeek
- Named one of top 25 managers in global business from 1999 to 2002, BusinessWeek
- 2002 Top 25 Executives - Readers' Choice - Tom Siebel, Computer Reseller News
- Top 10 CEOs of 2000, Investor's Business Daily
- 2001 Top 25 Executives (Tom Siebel ranked 17th), Computer Reseller News
- 2001 University of Illinois Presidential Award and Medallion
- Call Center Magazine Hall of Fame in recognition of contributions to the business and technology of customer service (2000)

Nadine Strossen Professor of law, New York Law School; president, American Civil Liberties Union

Nadine Strossen, professor of law at New York Law School, has written, lectured, and practiced extensively in the areas of constitutional law, civil liberties, and international human rights. Since 1991, she has served as president of the American Civil Liberties Union, the first woman to head the nation's largest and oldest civil liberties organization. (Because the ACLU presidency is a nonpaid volunteer post, Ms. Strossen continues in her faculty position as well.) Ms. Stossen comments frequently on legal issues in the national media, having appeared on virtually every national news program. She was a regular guest on ABC's Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher and has been a monthly columnist for two Webzines and a weekly commentator on the Talk America Radio Network.
The National Law Journal has twice named Ms. Strossen one of the 100 most influential lawyers in America. Her writings have been published in many scholarly and general interest publications.

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