Board of Directors

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Jennifer Safir

With over 25 years of experience spanning both the public and private sectors, Jennifer Safir brings a deep commitment to service, leadership, and innovation in public safety. As a Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, she gained extensive experience leading complex investigations, working across federal, state, and local agencies, and navigating high-stakes environments with strategic focus.

Ms. Safir has since applied this expertise in the private sector to strengthen organizational resilience and advance innovative approaches to public safety challenges. As a board member of this family-run nonprofit, she is honored to continue the legacy of her father, Howard Safir, and the ongoing work of Carol Safir, supporting the organization’s mission to foster innovation and enhance community safety for future generations.

 

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Adam Safir

Adam Safir brings a unique blend of strategic insight, operational expertise, and entrepreneurial leadership to the field of public safety innovation. With early career experiences at Sony Corporation and in the M&A Transactions Group of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, Mr. Safir has spent the last 25 years building and advising companies that serve public safety, security and defense. This includes senior operating roles at SafirRosetti (sold to Global Options Group) and Vigilant Analytics (sold to IXP) where he directed each firm’s operations and executed their acquisition strategies. Mr. Safir has also worked as a problem solver on select assignments security, forensic, due diligence and business intelligence assignments throughout the world.

Mr. Safir is currently the Co-Founder and President of SWORN AI, a technology platform dedicated to improving the health, readiness, and wellbeing of first responders, and a founding partner of SKL Capital Partners, an operator-led investment firm focused on defense and security. His commitment to service extends to his community, where he serves on the board of Safe and Sound Schools, as a member of the Ridgefield Public Safety Facilities Committee and a volunteer for the Saint Joseph’s Parenting Center. Through his work with the foundation, Mr. Safir carries forward the values instilled by his father, Howard Safir, and his mother, Carol Safir - a family tradition of protecting communities and empowering those who serve them.