Biography
Dr. Anthony J. Tether was appointed as
Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) on
June 18, 2001. DARPA is
the principal Agency within the Department of Defense for research,
development, and demonstration of concepts, devices, and systems that
provide highly advanced military capabilities.
As Director, Dr. Tether is responsible for management of the
Agency’s projects for high-payoff, innovative research and
development.
Until his appointment as Director, DARPA, Dr.
Tether held the position of Chief Executive Officer 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 to 1996, Dr. Tether served as Chief Executive Officer
for Dynamics Technology Inc. From 1992 to 1994, he was Vice President of Science
Applications International Corporation’s (SAIC) Advanced Technology
Sector, and then 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 Corp., which was acquired by Loral
Corporation during that period. He
has also held positions in the Department of Defense, serving as
Director of DARPA’s Strategic Technology Office in 1982 through
1986, and as Director of the National Intelligence Office in the
Office of the Secretary of Defense from 1978 to 1982.
Prior to entering government service, he served as Executive
Vice President of Systems Control Inc. from 1969 to 1978, where he
applied estimation and control theory to military and commercial
problems with particular concentration on development and
specification of algorithms to perform real-time resource allocation
and control.
Dr. Tether has served on
Army and Defense Science Boards 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.
Dr. 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
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