# Brian Snow

brian snow (born September 5, 1943) served in the U.S. National Security Agency from 1971 to 2006, including a six-year term as Technical Director of the Information Assurance Directorate (IAD), which is the defensive arm of the NSA, charged with protecting U.S. information security. During his time in research management positions in the NSA, he played a key role in promoting a more open and collaborative relationship between the Agency and the broader community of security professionals. == Career == In his early career Snow was a mathematics professor at Ohio University, where he helped develop the college's computer science department.