Dr. Michael Willett biography:

Dr. Michael Willett received his BS degree from the US Air Force Academy (Top Secret clearance) and his Masters and PhD in mathematics from NC State University.
After a career as a university professor of mathematics and computer science, Dr. Willett joined IBM as a design architect, moving into IBM's Cryptography Competency Center.
Later, Dr. Willett joined Fiderus, a security and privacy consulting practice, subsequently accepting a position with Wave Systems. Recently, Dr. Willett was a Senior Director
in Seagate Research, focusing on security functionality on hard drives, including self-encryption, related standardization, product rollout, patent development, and partner liaison.
Currently, Dr. Willett provides consultation for marketing storage-based security. Dr. Willett also chairs the Privacy Management Reference Model Project of the ISTPA, which
developed an operational reference model for implementing privacy requirements.