Technology >> CEO Interviews >> March 1, 1999
WILLIAM L. SCHRADER is Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief
Executive Officer, and founder of PSINet, the world's largest,
independent, facilities-based and most experienced commercial Internet
service providers. Mr. Schrader has authored numerous position
statements, spoken at industry events, and appeared on Capitol Hill to
present industry and corporate positions on such issues as Internet
encryption, the domain name system, and the Communications Decency Act.
In addition, he has participated in panel discussions of industry trends
and issues on mainstream electronic media such as CNBC, MSNBC, FNN,
First Business, and TechnoPolitics. As PSINet CEO, Mr. Schrader has been
instrumental in the formation of such groups as the Commercial Internet
Exchange (CIX), the Internet Society (ISOC), and the Internet Operators
Group (IOPS.ORG). He is also the driving force behind PSINet's
innovative peering initiative for U.S. Internet service providers. Prior
to forming PSINet in 1989, Mr. Schrader was Founder, President, and
Chief Executive Officer of NYSERNet, a corporation that created the
first regional Internet network, providing networking services to
university, corporate, and government communities in New York state.
Earlier, Mr. Schrader was director and founder of the Northeast Parallel
Architectures Center at Syracuse University, a research organization for
advanced parallel supercomputing technology. Previously, Mr. Schrader
was executive director and co-founder of the Cornell Theory Center,
where he helped plan and build the $100 million supercomputer center
that supports basic research in computational science and engineering.
At the Theory Center, he led the development of the NSFNET Backbone
Network to connect the national supercomputer centers, which became the
basis for the NSFNET system. Mr. Schrader earned a Bachelor of Science
degree in Biology from Cornell University, as well as completing
graduate work in business and finance. Profile
puts the company into context?
Mr. Schrader: PSINet is a publicly traded pure play commercial Internet
service provider
