Prof. Schmidt brings together talents in business, defense, intelligence,
law enforcement, privacy, academia, and international relations, gained
from a distinguished career spanning 40 years. He recently served as
Special Assistant to the President and the Cyber Security Coordinator
for the federal government. In this role, Mr. Schmidt was responsible for
coordinating interagency cyber security policy development and imple-
mentation, and for coordinating engagement with federal, state, local,
international, and private-sector cyber security partners.
Previously, Prof. Schmidt was the President and CEO of the
Information Security Forum (ISF). Before serving on the ISF, he was
Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer and Chief
Security Strategist for eBay Inc., and formerly served as the Chief Security
Officer for Microsoft Corp. He also served as Chief Security Strategist
for the US-CERT Partners Program for the Department of Homeland
Security. Mr. Schmidt also brings to bear over 26 years of military service.
Beginning active duty with the Air Force, he later joined the Arizona
Air National Guard. With the Air Force he served in a number of mili-
tary and civilian roles, culminating as Supervisory Special Agent with
the Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI). He finished his last 12
years as an Army Reserve Special Agent with the Criminal Investigation
Division’s Computer Crime Unit, all while serving for over a decade as a
police officer with the Chandler, Arizona, Police Department.
Prof. Schmidt holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration
(BSBA) and a master’s degree in organizational management (MAOM)
from the University of Phoenix. He also holds an Honorary Doctorate
degree in Humane Letters. Howard is a Professor of Research at Idaho
State University, Adjunct Distinguished Fellow with Carnegie Mellon’s
CyLab, and a Distinguished Fellow of the Ponemon Privacy Institute.
Howard is also a ham radio operator (W7HAS), private pilot, out-
doorsman, and avid Harley-Davidson rider. He is married to RaemarieJ.
Schmidt, a retired forensic scientist and researcher, and instructor in the
field of computer forensics. Together, they are proud parents, and happy
grandparents.
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