People: EMC Corp (EMC)

Ms. Gail Deegan is an Independent Director of Emc Corp., since July 2002. From February 1996 until her retirement in September 2001, Ms. Deegan served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Houghton Mifflin Company, a publishing company. From February 1995 to February 1996, Ms. Deegan was Senior Vice President of Regulatory and Government Affairs for NYNEX New England, and from November 1991 to January 1995, was Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of New England Telephone. From 1988 to January 1990, Ms. Deegan was Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Eastern Enterprises, and from February 1990 to May 1991, was Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer. Ms. Deegan is a former director of TJX Companies, Inc. (where she was Chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Finance Committee). Ms. Deegan holds a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education from The College of Saint Rose, a master's degree in History from Ohio State University, and an MBA from Simmons College School of Management.