[[Image:Tom Ridge copy.png|right|Tom Ridge]] '''Thomas J. Ridge''' (Tom Ridge) was the first Secretary of the [[Department of Homeland Security]] (DHS). He headed DHS from January 2003 to February 2005. After leaving the post, he formed a Washington, DC consulting firm, [[Ridge Global]]. <ref>"[http://www.ridgeglobal.com/company_overview/our_people/gov_ridge_bio/index.asp The Honorable Thomas J. Ridge]," Ridge Global website, accessed June 2008.</ref>
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