Technology >> CEO Interviews >> July 1, 2002
WILLIAM P. CROWELL is President and Chief Executive Officer of
Santa Clara, California-based Cylink Corporation, a leading
provider of hardware and software security solutions for mission-
critical private networks and business communications over the
Internet. Prior to becoming CEO in November 1998, Mr. Crowell was
Cylink's Vice President for Product Strategy. Prior to joining
Cylink he was with National Security Agency, where he held a
series of senior positions, including Deputy Director of
Operations and Deputy Director of the Agency. From 1989-1990, Mr.
Crowell served as a Vice President at Atlantic Aerospace
Electronics Corporation in Greenbelt, Maryland. In April 1999, he
was appointed by then-President Clinton to the President's Export
Council (PEC), which advised the administration on trade and
export policy. He served as Chairman of the PEC Subcommittee on
Encryption, which worked with the Administration, Congress and
private industry to substantially loosen restrictions on the
export of encryption products and technology. In March 2001, the
Secretary of Defense appointed him to the federal advisory
committee that conducted a comprehensive review of the U.S.
Nuclear Command and Control System. In November 2001, he was
appointed to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
(DARPA) Task Force on Terrorism and Deterrence. In March 2002, he
was appointed to the Task Force on National Security in the
Information Age, and the Silicon Valley Blue Ribbon Task Force on
Aviation Security and Technology. Mr. Crowell is on Cylink's
Board of Directors and also serves as Director for Broadware
Technologies, an Internet streaming-video company. Profile
Corporation?
Mr. Crowell: Cylink was an early member of the security industry,
beginning operations in 1983. We went public in 1996,
