Richard C. Schaeffer, Jr. is a former Senior Executive with the National Security Agency (NSA), with over 40 years total U. S. Government service, including 15 years as a member of the Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service. Positions held during his career include Director, Information and Infrastructure Assurance, in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence) at the Pentagon and NSA Deputy Chief of Staff.

Since retiring from the NSA in April 2010, Mr. Schaeffer has continued to pursue his passion for improving the security of U. S. interests in the Cyber domain. through his own consulting firm, Riverbank Associates, LLC. For links and resources discussed in this episode, please visit our show notes at https://www.forcepoint.com/govpodcast/e60