Globalization: Looking Back and Looking Forward

George Strawn is the Chief Information Officer at the National Science Foundation. He has served NSF in numerous roles, notably, as NSFNET Program Director during the time it became the first national DS-3 Internet network. Prior to working at NSF, Strawn was a computer science faculty member at Iowa State University, where he also held several administrative positions. He received a PhD in mathematics from Iowa State University. Technology, Globalization, and Culture Series and part of the Iowa State 150th Anniversary Alumni Lecture Series.