Lewis C. Merletti

Chairman of the Board

Mr. Merletti is the Chairman of the Board for E-merging Technologies Group's Board of Directors. He is currently the Senior Vice President for the Cleveland Browns focusing on executive managerial initiatives including organizational structure and staffing. He provides maximum productivity for the Cleveland Browns within budgetary boundaries for its 151 employees and $200 million annual budget. Prior to joining the Cleveland Browns, Mr. Merletti was the 19th Director of the United States Secret Service. He is A 25-year veteran of the Secret Service, also serving as assistant director in the Office of Training, where he was responsible for the curriculum, methodology, and content of training for all Secret Service employees. He served in the Presidential Protective Division under three Presidents, Reagan, Bush, and Clinton; and was named as the Special Agent in Charge of Presidential Protective Division (PPD), the 21st agent to hold that position in the history of the Secret Service dating back to 1865. As the Special Agent in Charge of PPD he was ultimately responsible for the physical security of the President and First Family. Mr. Merletti maintains close contact with former Presidents George H.W. Bush and William Jefferson Clinton.

Mr. Merletti has extensive experience with complex criminal investigations, major task force operations, and Secret Service counter-terrorist operations. He testified before Congress on many occasions, and also briefed the President, other top government officials, and world leaders, on a regular basis regarding security as it relates to worldwide situations. He has supervised security arrangements for the visit of the President and First Family to hostile environments such as the DMZ; Cartajena, Colombia; Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Shield; Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Syria, Kuwait, and Bosnia-Herzegovina. Under Mr. Merletti's direction, the United States Secret Service provided a secure environment for the President, the Vice President and their families, former Presidents and visiting heads of states while also playing a vital role in protecting our nation from terrorism, counterfeiting, and other financial crimes.