Michael E. Lavin has been a Director of SPSS since July 2005. Mr. Lavin also serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Integrys Energy Group, Inc., Tellabs, Inc. and Education Corporation of America, Inc. He serves as Chairman of the Audit Committee of each of these three companies. From 1993 to 2003, Mr. Lavin was the Midwest Area Managing Partner of KPMG LLP. Mr. Lavin retired from KPMG in January 2003, having been with the firm since 1967.