David Maher is a computer scientist and the chief technology officer and executive vice president of Intertrust Technologies. He is also a

Bell Labs Nokia Bell Labs, commonly referred to as ''Bell Labs'', is an American industrial research and development company owned by Finnish technology company Nokia. With headquarters located in Murray Hill, New Jersey, Murray Hill, New Jersey, the compa ...

Fellow and was chief architect for

AT&T AT&T Inc., an abbreviation for its predecessor's former name, the American Telephone and Telegraph Company, is an American multinational telecommunications holding company headquartered at Whitacre Tower in Downtown Dallas, Texas. It is the w ...

STU-III STU-III (Secure Telephone Unit - third generation) is a family of secure telephones introduced in 1987 by the NSA for use by the United States government, its contractors, and its allies. STU-III desk units look much like typical office telephon ...

secure voice, data and video products used by the

White House The White House is the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest (Washington, D.C.), NW in Washington, D.C., it has served as the residence of every U.S. president ...

and the

United States Department of Defense The United States Department of Defense (DoD, USDOD, or DOD) is an United States federal executive departments, executive department of the federal government of the United States, U.S. federal government charged with coordinating and superv ...

Life

David Maher joined Intertrust Technologies in 1999 as the chief technology officer. Prior to joining Intertrust, Maher worked at AT&T where he held several positions including Head of Secure Systems Research Department. Maher holds a Ph.D. in mathematics from

Lehigh University Lehigh University (LU), in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States, is a private university, private research university. The university was established in 1865 by businessman Asa Packer. Lehigh University's undergraduate programs have been mixed ...

. Prior to joining Intertrust, Maher was the chief scientist for AT&T Secure Communications Systems. While at AT&T, he was the security architect for AT&T's Internet services platform as well as the chief architect for the STU-III secure voice, data and video products which have been used by the White House and the Department of Defense. Maher joined Bell Labs in 1981 and was recognized as a Bell Labs Fellow for his work there. Maher has also taught electrical engineering, mathematics, and computer science at several institutions.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Maher, David Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American chief technology officers American computer scientists Scientists at Bell Labs Lehigh University alumni Place of birth missing (living people)