Bruce H. Hulme, CFE, is a past president of the National Council of Investigation and Security Services (NCISS) and of the Associated Licensed Detectives of New York State (ALDONYS). He is also chairman of, or liaison to, several professional association legislative committees representing licensed private investigators, security professionals and certified fraud examiners. He serves as a member of the executive board as legislative liaison of the New York Chapter of Certified Fraud Examiners, and has lectured extensively at seminars presented by the profession’s leading associations. Mr. Hulme assisted in drafting a provision of the federal Drivers Privacy Protection Act of 1994, with respect to obtaining access for licensed private investigators and security firms. He testified before the Federal Trade Commission on behalf of the private investigation industry’s position on consumer information privacy. His participation helped create the record that formed the basis of the FTC’s analysis of computer database services. He has testified before Congressional committee hearings including the House Committee on Banking and Financial Services on Identity Theft and Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act Implementation with respect to privacy issues. He was appointed by Governor George E. Pataki to serve as a member of the New York State Security Guard Advisory Council, and is an advisory board member of John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Mr. Hulme is president of Special Investigations, Inc., in New York City and is a licensed private investigator and a certified fraud examiner.