Howard Gerald Comen is named after an uncle and cousin killed fighting for freedom in World War II. He has dedicated his life to bringing about interfaith, racial, tribal, ethnic and gender equity. While acquiring a Political Science degree from the U. of South Carolina, Comen developed a Student Marshall Program to serve as a buffer between students, administrators, and law enforcement during riots. After three women were raped on campus, Comen developed a Student Night Patrol and received a Carnegie Institute grant to publish his ideas on the Student’s Role in Handling Campus Affairs.

He holds South Carolina Law Enforcement Division Private Detective License #30 and conducts investigations worldwide: South Africa, Nigeria, England, France, Canada, Mexico. Comen has investigated officials from small-town mayors to the President of the U.S. His investigations were featured by: Geraldo Rivera, Bill O'Reilly, The New York Times, London Sunday Mail, Toronto Globe and Mail, Washington Post, Newsday, Pittsburgh Tribune, Miami Herald, Buffalo News, CNN, and MSNBC.