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Neustar Appoints Mark Greene To Its Board

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Neustar has appointed Mark N. Greene to its board of directors, effective as of April 5, 2012.

Dr. Greene is the chair of the Fair Isaac Corporation (FICO) Advisory Council. He recently stepped down as chief executive officer of FICO after serving five years. Prior to joining FICO, Dr. Greene spent more than 10 years with IBM. Prior to joining IBM, Dr. Greene held senior positions at Technology Solutions Company, Berkeley Investment Technologies, Citicorp and the Federal Reserve Board.

Dr. Greene received his BA in economics, magna cum laude, from Amherst then went on to earn his M.A. and Ph.D. in economics from the University of Michigan.

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