Frederick R. Chang currently holds the positions of Associate Dean for Information Technology in the College of Natural Sciences, Director of the Center for Information Assurance and Security, and Research Professor in the Department of Computer Sciences at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the former Director of Research at the National Security Agency. Previously, he was with SBC Communications where he held a variety of executive positions including, President - Technology Strategy, SBC Communications; President & CEO, SBC Technology Resources, Inc.; and Vice President, Network Engineering and Planning, SBC Advanced Solutions, Inc. He began his professional career at Bell Laboratories.
Dr. Chang has been awarded the National Security Agency Director’s Distinguished Service Medal. He is a member of the Computer Science and Telecommunications Board of the National Academies and he is a member of the Commission on Cyber Security for the 44th Presidency. He received his B.A. degree from the University of California, San Diego and his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Oregon. He has also completed the Program for Senior Executives at the Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
