Dr. Amin graduated from Cairo University, and holds a Doctorate's degree in Information Systems Management and International Business from the George Washington University and a Master's degree in Information Systems Management from same University. He taught at University of Maryland University College for two semesters in 1992-1993, and has presented papers in conferences in the US and abroad. He is a Certified Internal Auditor and a Certified Information Systems Auditor, and is a member of related institutions and associations.

Dr. Gordon's current research emphasizes the importance of utilizing concepts from managerial accounting and economics within an information-based economy. In particular, he is considered one of the pioneers in the emerging field of cybersecurity economics. Dr. Gordon also is the author of several books, including Managerial Accounting: Concepts and Empirical Evidence, Managing Cybersecurity Resources: A Cost-Benefit Analysis and Capital Budgeting: A Decision Support System Approach. In addition, he is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Accounting and Public Policy and serves on the editorial boards of several other journals. In two authoritative studies, Dr. Gordon was cited as being among the world's most influential/productive accounting researchers.

An award-winning teacher, Dr. Gordon has been an invited speaker at numerous universities around the world, including Harvard University, Columbia University, Carnegie Mellon University, University of Toronto, London Business School and London School of Economics. He also has served as a consultant to several private (e.g., IBM) and public (e.g., U.S. General Accounting Office, now the Government Accountability Office) organizations. Dr. Gordon's former Ph.D. students are currently distinguished faculty at such universities as Stanford University, University of Southern California, Ohio State University, Michigan State University, The College of William and Mary, National Taiwan University, and Naval Postgraduate School. His former M.B.A. students frequently call him on the "Management Accounting Hotline" (affectionately named by his students) to discuss issues confronting their organizations. Dr. Gordon is also an active member of various professional organizations, a frequent contributor to the popular press (e.g., The Wall Street Journal, USA Today and Financial Times), and served as the President of the University of Maryland Faculty/Staff Club for over a decade.

Prior to joining Maryland, Dr. Gordon was a faculty member at McGill University and the University of Kansas. He also served as a Visiting Scholar at Columbia University while on sabbatical from Maryland.

His prior work experience includes providing solutions for both government and commercial clients. Specifically, he has provided solutions ranging from Air Traffic Control systems to health care. His breadth of technology experience includes inter-operational communication systems to imaging technology. Mr. Grant holds a Bachelors of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) from Auburn University and an MBA from the University of Alabama.

Previously, Mr. Lucyshyn was a member of the Senior Executive Service and served as a program manager and the principal technical advisor to the Director, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), on the identification, selection, research, development, and prototype production of advanced technology projects. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Lucyshyn completed a 25-year career in the U.S. Air Force serving various special operations and acquisition positions.

He received his Bachelor Degree in Engineering Science from the City University of New York in 1971. In 1985 he earned his Masters Degree in Nuclear Engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology. He was certified Level III, as an Acquisition Professional in Program Management in 1994.

Prior to that assignment he spent twenty-four years as a Naval Intelligence officer serving in the Philippines, Japan and at sea on the USS Constellation, USS Blue Ridge and the USS Independence. Duties varied from photographic interpreter to aircraft carrier intelligence officer.

Mr. Pflueger now works for SAIC doing strategic business development as a Senior Technical Director.

Mike has a Master's degree in Computer Systems Management from the Naval Postgraduate School and a Bachelor's degree in applied Mathematics from California State Polytechnic University Pomona.

PV has over 20 years of experience in several businesses and IT disciplines and is a recognized thought leader in business transformation, e-government, enterprise security, performance measurement, technology innovation, solution development methodologies and enterprise architecture. PV and his team work with all major agencies in the development of strategy and the execution of mission programs. During his career, PV served in various leadership roles starting from technical management progressing to senior management ranks. PV is an author and frequently speaks at various conferences and forums.

PV is elected as the Executive Vice Chair (f 2006-2007) and Chair (2007-2008) of the board of Industry Advisory Council (IAC). IAC represents over 500 companies serving various major government organizations and IAC provides vendor neutral advise to the government on innovative use of IT to improve government services

PV has been actively involved with various organizations including IAC, Object Management Group (OMG), ITAA, National Association of State CIOs, AFCEA, NDIA and IIT Alumni association. PV currently serves on several non profit boards including TIE-DC (The Indus Entrepreneurs), Penn State University, National Defense University and The President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee's (NSTAC) Industry Executive Subcommittee.

For his innovation and collaborative contributions to government, PV received the prestigious Fed 100 Awards in 2003 and 2005 and IAC's Industry Contributor of the Year in 2004.

PV holds a master's degree and a bachelor's degree in Engineering and holds several other professional certifications.

As Senior Advisor on Critical Infrastructure Protection to the Political-Military Bureau of the Department of State, Mr. Richardson managed cross-sector bilateral and multilateral efforts to develop and implement policy, systematic national action, and international cooperation to enhance cyber security and the protection of critical infrastructures. In this role, he was instrumental in the development of an initiative on securing information and communication networks that was adopted by the March 2006 World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC), and was a leader in the establishment of the Inter-American Cyber Incident Response Network that launched 24X7 information sharing in the Americas. In previous assignments with State he led delegations of government, private sector and NGO members to telecommunication meetings of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum and the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) where he spearheaded initiatives to support the deployment and security of information and communication technologies (ICTs) including the E-APEC initiative, the OECD Guidelines for the Security of Information Systems and Networks, and the APEC Cybersecurity Strategy.

Prior to joining the Department of State, Mr. Richardson served in the U.S. Army Security Agency, was an economic analyst in the Bureau of Economic Analysis of the U.S. Department of Commerce, and taught at the University of South Carolina, Sumter, and at Irmo High School, Irmo, South Carolina.

Mr. Richardson is active in the Special Olympics movement.

In his early career, Mr. Ron was a paratrooper officer in IDF and took part in many combat activities; he served as one of the early EL-AL sky marshals and as a Chief Security Officer in Israeli Embassies in various parts of the world. Mr. Ron also spent twenty years in Israel's Prime Minister Office as an operational intelligence and special operations officer and retired at the rank (equiv.) of full Colonel.

Mr. Ron was hired by Massport (Massachusetts Port Authority) immediately after 9/11 and helped masterminding the security turn-around for Boston Logan Airport, an achievement that was widely recognized by the Federal Government and the industry. Since then Mr. Ron and his company carried out many aviation, maritime and ground transportation security projects in various leading U.S. , European and far eastern airports (among them â€" San Francisco International, San Juan Puerto-Rico, Minneapolis St Paul, Detroit, Athens, Bangkok and others).

Besides heading NASS, Mr. Ron advises U.S. Congressmen and government officials on transportation security-related legislation. His public activities include testifying before House and Senate committees on airport and transportation security, participating in round table discussions at The National Academy of Science, lecturing on Homeland security in leading Universities and numerous media interviews with all leading TV channels and the written media.

Mr. Ron is a Business Partner of Airport Council International, a member of the ACI World Standing Security Committee, a member of IATA's and ACI's Global Aviation Security Action Group (GASAG).

Mr. Ron recently received the Award of Excellence for Lifetime achievements by Aviation Security International.

As an Entrepreneur he has founded, or co-founded, eleven previous companies. The best known of these firms Creative Production Resources Group (sold in 2002) developed television studios, corporate control rooms and technology centers for numerous clients including GE, GM, ABC/Disney, Viacom, Bloomberg, Lehman Brothers and the US Army. Under his leadership, the firm was awarded two technical Emmy Awards (for the Nagano Olympics Studios and Oprah Winfrey Studios). He has served on several public sector investigation boards examining disaster after-actions. He has received several awards for his contribution to the public sector including: 1995 he was awarded a Civilian Citation for outstanding contributions to the Defense Department by Secretary of Defense, William Cohen. In 2003 he was recognized by Mayor Michael Bloomberg for his work helping expand the NYCTV system. 2004 he was thanked by Sec. of Homeland Security Tom Ridge for his work developing process for the www.ready.gov web site.

He has also served on delegations and task forces for the UN, UNDP and USArmy, including in 2001 when he was honored to serve as the small business delegate on a US Trade Mission to Central Europe. During this tour he led presentations on small business strategy in Warsaw, Prague and Munich. Finally he has been called on as an expert witness for congressional testimony both on the House and Senate sides in the areas of secure communications and emergency systems used in communications. He is well respected for his ability to translate complex technical issues into terms and ideas understandable to both Laymen and Politicians.

Steinbruner was Director of the Foreign Policy Studies Program at the Brookings Institution from 1978-1996. Prior to joining Brookings, he was an Associate Professor in the School of Organization and Management and in the Department of Political Science at Yale University from 1976 to 1978. From 1973 to 1976, he served as Associate Professor of Public Policy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, where he also was Assistant Director of the Program for Science and International Affairs. He was Assistant Professor of Government at Harvard from 1969 to 1973 and Assistant Professor of Political Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1968 to 1969.

Steinbruner has authored and edited a number of books and monographs, including: The Cybernetic Theory of Decision: New Dimensions of Political Analysis (Princeton University Press, originally published 1974, second paperback edition with new preface, 2002); Principles of Global Security (Brookings Institution Press, 2000); A New Concept of Cooperative Security, co-authored with Ashton B. Carter and William J. Perry (Brookings Occasional Papers, 1992). His articles have appeared in Arms Control Today, The Brookings Review, Dædalus, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, International Security, Scientific American, Washington Quarterly, and other journals.

Steinbruner is currently Co-Chair of the Committee on International Security Studies of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Chairman of the Board of the Arms Control Association, and board member of the Financial Services Volunteer Corps. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. From 1981 to 2004 he was a member of the Committee on International Security and Arms Control of the National Academy of Sciences, serving as Vice Chair from 1996 to 2004. He was a member of the Defense Policy Board of the Department of Defense from 1993 to 1997.

Born in 1941 in Denver, Colorado, Steinbruner received his A.B. from Stanford University in 1963, and his Ph.D. in Political Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1968.