Steve Walker

Bio

Previously, Steve was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Trusted Information Systems Inc (TIS), which he founded in 1983. Before its purchase by Network Associates, TIS had become a publicly traded company, employing more than 350 people with offices throughout the world. Prior to TIS, Steve had a 22-year career with the Department of Defense at the National Security Agency, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Steve was a member of a team that developed the ARPAnet, the breakthrough packet switching system that evolved into the Internet. He is nationally recognized for his pioneering work on the DoD Computer Security Initiative, establishment of the National Computer Security Center and the Defense Data Network. Steve holds an MSEE from University of Maryland College Park and BSEE from Northeastern University. He has testified often before the US Congress and is widely acknowledged as an expert and leader in information security technology and policy.