President Bush Appoints Two Members to NSTAC Washington D.C. December 29, 2008 - President George W. Bush last week announced his intent to appoint two new members to the President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC). On December 24, the president announced his intent to appoint Kevin R. Johnson, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Juniper Networks, and Kay Sears, President of Intelsat General to the committee. Johnson will replace Scott Kriens at Juniper Networks, while Sears replaces Joseph Wright. NSTAC has advised four U.S. presidents on national security and emergency preparedness communications policy since the committee’s creation in 1982. The National Communications System provides administrative support to NSTAC in accordance with Executive Order 12382.
Prior to that role, Johnson served as Group Vice President of Microsoft's worldwide sales, marketing and services and oversaw corporate operations and IT functions that supported the work of Microsoft employees around the world. Previous to Microsoft, Johnson worked in IBM's systems integration and consulting business and started his career as a software developer. Johnson earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from New Mexico State University and served as a founding member of the Board of Directors of NPower, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to help other nonprofits use technology to expand the reach and impact of their work. Johnson also served as a member of the Western Region Board of Advisors of Catalyst, a non-profit organization dedicated to women's career advancement.
Previously, she helped launch Government services business units at both G2 Satellite Solutions and Verestar. Sears has also held sales and product development positions with Intelsat and Comsat World Systems. Sears has a Masters in Business Administration from George
Washington University and a Bachelor of Science from the University
of Richmond, and is currently serving on the SATCON Advisory Board and
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