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Kerik, Bernard Bailey was born on September 4, 1955 in Newark. Son of Donald and Patricia Kerik.
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An astonishing story of bravery and honor: One man's quest -- against incredible odds -- to pursue justice . . . and to uncover the painful truths of his own background. From the sagging row houses of Paterson, New Jersey, to the cocaine fields of Colombia, from the razor wire of Rikers Island to the streets of New York City, Bernard Kerik has dedicated his life to a single goal: to fight the injustice he sees around him. A jail warden with a black belt and a background in international security and anti-terrorism, he took a substantial pay cut to become a beat cop on the streets of Times Square in 1986. A fearless narcotics detective, he went undercover to buy drugs in Harlem, seized millions of dollars of cocaine from the drug lords of the Cali cartel, and was awarded the Police Department's Medal of Valor for saving the life of a fellow officer. In the 1990s, as the city's Commissioner of Correction, he ended the hellish violence at Rikers Island and transformed it into a model of its kind. Today, as Kerik directs a police force of 55,000 -- the largest municipal force in the world -- his battles continue. And yet Bernard Kerik's greatest battle was not pitched on tough city streets, but within himself. For, even as he was driven to seek justice in every corner of the world, this extraordinary man never looked back until he reached the top. And when he did, he faced the greatest unsolved case of his life -- the tragic mystery of his own mother, who abandoned her young son forty-one years ago. The odyssey of Bernard B. Kerik is a poignant tale with lessons for all about what it means to be a good and brave man, and just how each of us should aspire to those ideals. A testament to courage in the service of honor, The Lost Son is a harrowing, inspirational, and uniquely American story.
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An astonishing story of bravery and honor: one man's quest-against incredible odds-to fight for justice and to uncover the painful truths of his own life. When two hijacked airliners struck the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, Bernard B. Kerik was at the scene within moments. As the police commissioner of New York City, he worked with Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani to coordinate rescue efforts at Ground Zero, ensuring the city's safety and reassuring Americans with his strength, determination, and leadership. These attacks marked the latest and most visible in a series of extraordinary challenges Kerik has faced throughout his singular law-enforcement career. From the sagging row houses of Paterson, New Jersey, to the cocaine fields of Colombia, from the razor wire of Rikers Island to the streets of New York City, Kerik has dedicated his life to a single goal: fighting the injustice he sees around him. And yet Bernard Kerik's most personal battle was not pitched on tough city streets but within himself. For even as he drove himself to seek justice in every corner of the world, this extraordinary man never looked back until he reached the top. And when he did, he faced the greatest unsolved case of his life -- the tragic mystery of his own mother, who abandoned her young son forty-one years ago. The odyssey of Bernard B. Kerik is a poignant tale with lessons for all about what it means to be a good and brave man, and just how each of us should aspire to such ideals. A testament to courage in the service of honor, The Lost Son is a harrowing, inspirational, and uniquely American story. Read by Ron Mc Larty
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police commissioner security firm executive
Kerik, Bernard Bailey was born on September 4, 1955 in Newark. Son of Donald and Patricia Kerik.
Bachelor of Science in Public Administration, Empire State College (State University of New York), 2002.
Security guard King Faisal Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 1982—1984. Commander special weapons and operations, warden Passaic County Jail, New Jersey. With New York City Police Department, 1985—2001.
Executive assistant to commissioner New York City Department Corrections, first deputy commissioner, 1995—1997, commissioner, 1997—2000. Police commissioner New York City Police Department, 2000—2001. Senior vice president Giuliani Partners, New York City, 2001—2003.
Chief Executive Officer Giuliani-Kerik LLC (name changed to Giuliani Security & Safety), 2003—2004. Chairman, Chief Executive Officer The Kerik Group LLC, 2004—2009. Interim minister interior, senior policy advisory United States Presidential Envoy to Iraq's Coalition Provisional Authority, Baghdad, 2003.
State security advisory to President Bharrat Jagdeo Government of Guyana, Georgetown, 2007—2009. Member criminal justice advisory council St. John's University, New York City. Member academe policy research senior advisory committee United States Department Homeland Security.
Principal member Mayor's cabinet overseeing the rescue, recovery, and investigation of the World Trade Center attack. Member board directors Taser International, Inc., 2002—2005. Served in 18th Airborne Corps United States Army, 1975-1978, South Korea, Middle East.
(An astonishing story of bravery and honor: one man's ques...)
(An astonishing story of bravery and honor: One man's qu...)
Married Hala Matli, 1998. 4 children.