1. Rod Beckstrom was born on February 1961 and is an American author, high-tech entrepreneur, and former CEO and President of ICANN.
14 Facts About Rod Beckstrom
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Rod Beckstrom previously served as Director of the National Cybersecurity Center.
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Rod Beckstrom was co-founder, Chairman and CEO of CATS Software Inc.
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Rod Beckstrom is co-author of the best-selling book The Starfish and the Spider, which lays out a new organizational theory for considering all organizations as existing on a continuum between centralized to decentralized, with different implications and strategies for each firm based upon their position on that axis.
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In interviews with The Washington Post and USA Today, Rod Beckstrom explains how, using the 'Starfish' concept illustrated in The Starfish and the Spider, the US Government can take a different approach in their dealings with Al-Qaeda.
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Rod Beckstrom is the formulator of an economic model for valuing networks, Rod Beckstrom's law, which was presented at BlackHat 2009 and Defcon 2009.
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On March 20,2008, Rod Beckstrom was appointed to run the newly created National Cybersecurity Center, a position requiring "advanced thought leadership in areas like coordination, collaboration and team work in order to best serve the mission".
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Rod Beckstrom has recommended the Deputy Director Mary Ellen Seale as his successor.
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Rod Beckstrom stated that a lack of cooperation from the NSA and insufficient funding led to his resignation.
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Rod Beckstrom stated that he received $500,000 which funded five weeks of operation.
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Rod Beckstrom has stated that he supports a more decentralized approach and opposes the NSA's move to try to "rule over" the NCSC.
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Rod Beckstrom is the lead angel investor in the Encino, CA-based software development company American Legalnet Inc.
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An active participant in the non-profit arena, Rod Beckstrom serves on the board of trustees of Environmental Defense Fund, an organization involved in designing, advocating and implementing environmental policy solutions, such as the Kyoto Protocol and the California Climate Act.
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Rod Beckstrom is a trustee of Jamii Bora Trust, a micro-lending group with 170,000 members, based in Nairobi.