Tony Tether
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Anthony J. Tether served as director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) from June 18, 2001, until February 20, 2009. As of September 8, 2009, Tether is a member of the SSCI Scientific Advisory Board. Scientific Systems Company, Inc. (SSCI) is a developer of technology solutions for defense and industrial suppliers.
Prior to his appointment, Tether held the position of CEO and president of The Sequoia Group, which he founded in 1996. The Sequoia Group provided program management and strategy development services to government and industry. From 1994-96, Tether served as CEO for Dynamics Technology Inc. From 1992-94, he was vice president at Science Applications International Corporation
's (SAIC) Advanced Technology Sector, and then was vice president and general manager for Range Systems at SAIC.
Prior to this, he spent six years as Vice President for Technology and Advanced Development at Ford Aerospace
, which was acquired by Loral Corporation
during that period. He has held other positions in the Defense Department, serving as director of DARPA's Strategic Technology Office from 1982–86, and as director of the National Intelligence Office in the Office of the Secretary of Defense from 1978-82. Prior to entering government service, he served as executive vice president of Systems Control Inc. from 1969–78, where he applied estimation and control theory to military and commercial problems, with particular concentration on algorithms used to perform real-time resource allocation and control.
Tether has served on both the Army Science Board and the Defense Science Board, and on the Office of National Drug Control Policy
Research and Development Committee. He is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
(IEEE) and is listed in several Who's Who publications. In 1986, he was honored with both the National Intelligence Medal and the Department of Defense Civilian Meritorious Service Medal.
Tether received his Bachelor's of Electrical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
in 1964, and his Master of Science (1965) and Ph.D. (1969) in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University
.
Prior to his appointment, Tether held the position of CEO and president of The Sequoia Group, which he founded in 1996. The Sequoia Group provided program management and strategy development services to government and industry. From 1994-96, Tether served as CEO for Dynamics Technology Inc. From 1992-94, he was vice president at Science Applications International Corporation
Science Applications International Corporation
SAIC is a FORTUNE 500 scientific, engineering and technology applications company headquartered in the United States with numerous federal, state, and private sector clients...
's (SAIC) Advanced Technology Sector, and then was vice president and general manager for Range Systems at SAIC.
Prior to this, he spent six years as Vice President for Technology and Advanced Development at Ford Aerospace
Ford Aerospace
Ford Aerospace & Communications Corp. was the aerospace and defense business of Ford Motor Company. It consisted of the Space Systems Division and the Western Development Labs .Partial company timeline:*1956 Aeronutronic becomes Ford Motor Company division.*1961 Ford Motor Company...
, which was acquired by Loral Corporation
Loral Corporation
Loral Corporation was a defense contractor founded in 1948 in New York by William Lorenz and Leon Alpert as Loral Electronics Corporation. The company's name was taken from the first letters of each founder's surname....
during that period. He has held other positions in the Defense Department, serving as director of DARPA's Strategic Technology Office from 1982–86, and as director of the National Intelligence Office in the Office of the Secretary of Defense from 1978-82. Prior to entering government service, he served as executive vice president of Systems Control Inc. from 1969–78, where he applied estimation and control theory to military and commercial problems, with particular concentration on algorithms used to perform real-time resource allocation and control.
Tether has served on both the Army Science Board and the Defense Science Board, and on the Office of National Drug Control Policy
Office of National Drug Control Policy
The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy , a former cabinet level component of the Executive Office of the President of the United States, was established in 1989 by the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988...
Research and Development Committee. He is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is a non-profit professional association headquartered in New York City that is dedicated to advancing technological innovation and excellence...
(IEEE) and is listed in several Who's Who publications. In 1986, he was honored with both the National Intelligence Medal and the Department of Defense Civilian Meritorious Service Medal.
Tether received his Bachelor's of Electrical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Stephen Van Rensselaer established the Rensselaer School on November 5, 1824 with a letter to the Rev. Dr. Samuel Blatchford, in which van Rensselaer asked Blatchford to serve as the first president. Within the letter he set down several orders of business. He appointed Amos Eaton as the school's...
in 1964, and his Master of Science (1965) and Ph.D. (1969) in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
.