BSc in Physics, University of Rochester; MSc in Computer Science, American University. 1999, founded Counterpane, a managed security services company; since 2006, with BT, after it acquired Counterpane: currently, responsible for security technology and its practical and effective implementation and spokesperson to the business community on security issues and solutions. Former Member of the Board, International Association for Cryptologic Research. Board Member, Electronic Frontier Foundation. Fellow, Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School. Programme Fellow, New America Foundation's Open Technology Institute. Testified on security to US Congress on several occasions. Author of 12 books, including Liars and Outliers: Enabling the Trust Society Needs to Survive. Author of free e-mail newsletter, Crypto-Gram, and blog, Schneier on Security, with over 250,000 readers. Author of articles and op-eds for publications, including The New York Times, The Guardian, Forbes and Wired.