William P. Crowell
William P. Crowell | |
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14th Deputy Director of the National Security Agency | |
In office 2 February 1994 – 12 September 1997 | |
Preceded by | Robert L. Prestel |
Succeeded by | Barbara A. McNamara |
Personal details | |
Born | William Perry Crowell November 26, 1940 Louisiana, U.S. |
Spouse | Judy |
Profession | independent consultant in information technology, security and intelligence systems, intelligence official |
William Perry Crowell (born November 26, 1940) was Deputy Director of the National Security Agency from February 1994 to September 1997, during which time he was the highest ranking civilian in the agency, who oversaw management.
Career
Crowell joined as an agency recruiter for the NSA in 1962,[1] Crowell was also Deputy Director for Operations of the agency from October 1991 to February 1994.[2] He has also served on many boards and as president of private sector intelligence and security companies, including CEO of Cylink Corporation, and as director at Broadware Technologies, Prominex, ArcSight, Inc., Narus, SafeNet, Inc., DRS Technologies, Inc., AirPatrol as well as on the SunFed Board of Directors.[3][4] He retired from the NSA on September 12, 1997.[5]
References
- ^ "Congressional Record, Volume 143 Issue 143 (Wednesday, October 22, 1997)".
- ^ "Declaration of William P. Crowell, Deputy NSA Director".
- ^ "Robert D. Rodriguez". www.security-innovation.org. Archived from the original on 2014-02-01.
- ^ "Former Silicon Valley CEO and NSA Deputy Director William P. Crowell Joins Proximex Advisory Board | JAVA Developer's Journal". Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
- ^ "Remembrances of Venona by Mr. William P. Crowell - NSA/CSS". www.nsa.gov. Archived from the original on 2009-01-17.