FACT: Department of Homeland Security head Michael Chertoff last week: “I am pleased to announce my appointment of Rod Beckstrom as the first Director of the National Cyber Security Center. Rod will serve the department by coordinating cyber security efforts and improving situational awareness and information sharing across the federal government.”
ANALYSIS: There are people who think inside the box, those who think outside the box, and those who ask: What box?
Then there are “the anti-box people.” They see the box, shove it on its side, stomp on it to squeeze it flat, and consign it to recycling where it belongs.
One of those kind of people is Rod Beckstrom, a well-known Silicon Valley successful entrepreneur and author. I knew him at Stanford, aeons ago, and like others recognized his leadership drive when he ran successfully for student body president, and he left with both a BA and MBA on the way to forming his first successful software startup.
I was surprised when I read last week that Rod is moving to Washington to take a high-level government job.
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