Who is Gene Seagram from Raise the Titanic! and what is their importance?

Gene Seagram is a chief evaluator for the Meta Section. As such, he is one of the few people that has access to the President on a 24/7 basis. Seagram has a PhD in physics and is married to Dana. Their marriage is suffering because of their jobs. He, along with Donner, investigates the information provided by Sid Koplin. When the information indicates that the byzanium is aboard the sunken Titanic, he is sent to ask Dirk Pitt to head the salvage operation.