Computer Security: What Your Constituents Need to Know
October 22, 2004
Panelists
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Michael Aisenberg, Director of Government Relations
VeriSign, Inc.
Michael Aisenberg is Director of Government Relations for VeriSign, Inc. in Washington, D.C., serving as principal liaison with the Administration and Federal agencies, including the Departments of Homeland Security, Defense, State and Justice. He also manages a portfolio of policy issues, including global infrastructure security, digital signatures, intellectual property and government procurement on behalf of the world's leading Internet trust and identity provider. Previously, he served for seventeen years as Digital Equipment Corporation's Washington public policy program director and lobbyist, addressing issues including reform of Federal I/T acquisition policy, critical infrastructure protection, E-commerce policy, the Year 2000 computer problem, export controls, patent/antitrust reform, reductions in European Community tariffs on electronics products, and Federal R&D budget policy.
Mr. Aisenberg holds a B. A. from the University of Pennsylvania and a J. D. from the University of Maine School of Law. He attended Georgetown University Law Center in 1975-76, and upon graduation, served five years as an attorney, attorney-advisor and legislative counsel at the FCC. A member of the District of Columbia Bar, the Courts of Appeals of the D.C. and Federal Circuits and the Federal Communications Bar Association, he has been a lecturer in Communications Law at the University of Maryland.
A native of Worcester, Massachusetts, Aisenberg is the father of two adult sons, and resides with his wife in Northern Virginia.
Susan Koehler, Senior Director, Security Mobilization
Microsoft Corporation
Susan Koehler is senior director of security mobilization for Microsoft Corp., working to galvanize Microsoft's goal to become a trusted supplier of secure computing for all customers ranging from enterprise to consumers.
Ms. Koehler joined Microsoft in 1995 and has held several positions with the company. Most recently, she was senior trustworthy computing strategist, responsible for helping the company further the four key pillars of its Trustworthy Computing initiative: security, privacy, reliability and business integrity. During her tenure as general manager of business operations for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region, Ms. Koehler worked with the president of EMEA to strengthen Microsoft's global and local focus in business practice and decision-making, particularly with government and academic customers. In her role as director of Worldwide Customer and Partner Loyalty, she drove the global program from its inception, working to ensure that customer and partner loyalty became part of the Microsoft culture. Ms. Koehler has also worked on product marketing, planning and business development for personal finance and consumer digital imaging software. Prior to joining Microsoft, Susan had ten years of consumer brand management experience.
Ms. Koehler earned a master's degree from Rutgers University and received two undergraduate degrees from Syracuse University, including a bachelor of science in marketing and a bachelor of arts in advertising.
In 2003, Information Security selected Susan as one of the top 25 security visionaries . Susan is also a member of Women's Leadership Board at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.
Martha Lockwood, Executive Director
National Cyber Security Alliance
Martha J. Lockwood, CAE, APR is the executive director of The National Cyber Security Alliance. Martha is a graduate of Syracuse University, and has earned both the Certified Association Executive designation from the American Society of Association Executives and the Accredited in Public Relations designation from the Public Relations Society of America. She is also a member of the National Press Club.
Martha's commitment to volunteerism is a major part of her personal life, as well. She is a volunteer with a variety of organizations, and was a founder of the Northeast Industrial Waste Exchange, served as an ex officio member of the Board of Directors of the American Society of Association Executives, and served as a delegate to the National Cyber Rights Convention.
Orson Swindle, Commissioner
Federal Trade Commission
Orson Swindle was sworn in as a Commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission December 18, 1997.
Mr. Swindle has had a distinguished military career and served in the Reagan Administration from 1981 to 1989 directing financial assistance programs to economically distressed rural and municipal areas of the country. As Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Development he managed the Department of Commerce's national economic development efforts directing seven offices across the country. Mr. Swindle was State Director of the Farmers Home Administration for the U.S. Department of Agriculture financing rural housing, community infrastructure, businesses, and farming.
In 1992, Mr. Swindle became the first national leader of United We Stand America and in 1993 worked with Jack Kemp, Vin Weber, William Bennett and Ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick to form Empower America. In 1994 and in 1996 he was a Republican candidate for Congress in Hawaii's 1st Congressional District.
As a Marine aviator serving in South Vietnam on November 11, 1966, Mr. Swindle was shot down from the skies over North Vietnam while flying his 205th and last combat mission. He was captured by the North Vietnamese and held Prisoner of War in Hanoi for the next six years and four months. On March 4, 1973, Mr. Swindle was released from captivity. Mr. Swindle retired from the U.S. Marine Corps in 1979 with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. His 20 military decorations for valor in combat include two Silver Stars, two Bronze Stars, and two Purple Hearts.
Mr. Swindle earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Management from Georgia Tech in 1959 and a Master of Business Administration from Florida State University in 1975. He was born in Thomasville, Georgia, on March 8, 1937, and grew up in Camilla, Georgia. He and his wife, Angie have resided in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Wendy Tazelaar, VP for Compliance, Internet Services Group
Wells Fargo Online
Wendy Tazelaar is vice president with the the Internet Services Group (ISG). In this capacity, she is responsible for compliance over the delivery of products and services through wellsfargo.com. One of Wendy's major accomplishments in this role was leading the efforts to secure wellsfargo.com as the first financial institution to receive Non-visual Certification from the National Federation of the Blind.
Wendy became a Wells Fargo team member in 1989. Prior to joining the Internet group she was an audit manager for Wells Fargo, with oversight of internal examinations for operations, policy and procedure and managed audit teams throughout the Western United States. She has experience in diversity, regulation and compliance.
She is a graduate of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona and holds a degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in accounting. Wendy and her team work out of San Francisco, where the company is headquartered.