David Holtzman
David Holtzman
Early Internet Pioneer
An early Internet pioneer, Holtzman ran the Domain Name System (DNS) and 'The Dot,' the Internet's master root server and critical data center during Y2K. He was a Chief Scientist at IBM, ran a research group at Booz-Allen & Hamilton, and was CTO/Chief Security Advisor for two presidential campaigns in addition to working with numerous technology startups as a director, investor and advisor. He is Chairman of the Board and Chief Strategy Officer for Naoris, a US-based quantum company.
He is a United States Vietnam Era veteran, qualified submariner, cryptographer, Russian linguist, and former Cosmonaut analyst at the National Security Agency. He has degrees in Philosophy and Computer Science and was an associate adjunct professor teaching High Tech Marketing Strategy at American University's Kogod graduate business school.
Published Works
Holtzman is the author of 'Privacy Lost: How Technology is Endangering Your Privacy,' published by Wiley; and 'Surviving Identity Theft' by Adams Media.
He writes thriller novels and is a member of the Author's Guild and the International Thriller Writers.
Global Explorer
He has traveled to over 85 countries, is an advanced scuba diver, international sailboat captain, and amateur photographer who has climbed Kilimanjaro, horse-trekked across Mongolia (twice), been to the North Pole and Antarctica, drove a dogsled in Lapland, trekked to Everest base camp on the Tibetan side, and hiked all seven continents in one year. He lives in Washington, DC with his wife Cynthia and goldendoodle.
