Lynn McNulty has more than 30 years of IT and computer security experience. Mr. McNulty’s entire federal career has centered on computer security including his time at the Department of State where he initiated the Department’s computer security program. Mr. McNulty later moved on to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) where he was appointed Associate Director for Computer Security. His duties included policy liaison for computer security issues between NIST and other federal agencies, the Congress, and the private sector. He also served as the Executive Secretary of the Computer Systems Security and Privacy Advisory Board, and he founded and chaired the Federal Computer Security Program Manager's Forum.