REMINDER/Gilman Louie, President & CEO of In-Q-Tel, presents on `In-Q-Tel: The CIA Joins Silicon Valley,' April 12 at 7:15 a.m.News Desks REMINDER...for April 12 (Wed.) --(BUSINESS WIRE) When: April 12, 2000, 7:15 a.m. to 9 a.m. Where: Santa Clara Westin Hotel What: SCU-CIE "CEO Global Breakfast Series" Some has been written but more inferred about the CIA's new private nonprofit firm, In-Q-Tel, and what it intends to do with $28 million of taxpayers' money. Gilman Louie, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , will explain it all at the next CEO Global Breakfast on April 12. Operating not only from the Nation's Capital but also from Inside Silicon Valley, Louie heads this unprecedented new entity and faces uphill challenges inherent in bringing together two very disparate cultures-the-time-tested and traditional CIA CIA: see Central Intelligence Agency. (1) (Confidentiality Integrity Authentication) The three important concerns with regards to information security. Encryption is used to provide confidentiality (privacy, secrecy). and the future bent and tech savvy information world. Louie's over-arching challenge is to generate quid-pro-quo outcomes - entrepreneurs with money as a result of the CIA investing and partnering; and the CIA with capabilities to address technology-based problems. Gilman Louie, an experienced and respected Bay Area entrepreneur, is the CIA's "Man in the Valley." He brings the right style, knowledge, and background to the role. He created video games See video game console. as a college student from his parents' home; ran for the San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden School Board; founded, ran and sold MicroProse, a hot game company; and before joining In-Q-Tel, was chief creative officer at the toy giant Hasbro's online division. In his new job with In-Q-Tel, Louie has "draw" on the wisdom of its respected Board of Trustees board of trustees Politics The posse of thugs who oversee an institution's administration. See Board of directors. : Bill Perry, Lee Ault, Norm Augustine, John Seely Brown John Seely Brown (also known as JSB) is a researcher who specializes in organizational studies with a particular bent towards the organizational implications of computer-supported activities. , Michael Crow, Steve Friedman, Paul Kaminski, Jeong Kim, Alex Mandl, John McMahon. |
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