R 072156Z NOV 12

ALCOAST 476/12
COMDTNOTE 12920
SUBJ: SELECTION OF DIRECTOR OF COAST GUARD INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE
(CGIS)
1. I am pleased to announce the selection of Mr. Michael Berkow as
the Director of the Coast Guard Investigative Service (CGIS). Mr.
Berkow will serve as the senior federal criminal investigative
executive in the U.S. Coast Guard and provide executive direction,
leadership, and management of CGIS.
2. An attorney and career law enforcement professional, Mr. Berkow
has over 20 years experience as a law enforcement officer and
executive.  Most recently, Mr. Berkow served as President of an
international security company providing consulting services to
police agencies in the U.S. and abroad.  Mr. Berkow has been Chief of
Police in Savannah, GA, Irvine, CA, South Pasadena, CA, Coachella,
CA, and Deputy Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department, CA.  As a
Project Manager for the Department of Justice, Mr. Berkow managed a
variety of international policing projects in Central and South
America, Somalia, and Haiti.  He received his Bachelor of Arts in
sociology and public policy studies from Kalamazoo College, his Juris
Doctor degree from Syracuse University College of Law, and a Master
of Science degree in leadership and management from Johns Hopkins
University.  Mr. Berkow is a graduate of the FBI National Academy.
3. Mr. Berkow assumed his duties as Director of CGIS on 29 October
2012.  Please join me in welcoming a shipmate and newest member of
our senior executive team.
4. ADM Bob Papp, Commandant, sends.
5. Internet release authorized.