Anthony Tether
American scientist (born 1942)
Anthony J. Tether (born c. 1941) was Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) from June 2001, until February 2009. As Director, Tether was responsible for management of the Agency's projects for high-payoff, innovative research and development. In 2020, he became a consultant with MISTRAS Group, USA.
Early life
Tether received his Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1964, and his Master of Science (1965) and Ph.D. (1969) in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University.
Career
In 2009, Tether re-formed The Sequoia Group, which has government and industrial clients. The Sequoia Group provides program management and strategy development services to government and industry. Tether is on several Advisory and Corporate Boards, and is a Distinguished Fellow with the Council on Competitiveness located in Washington DC. He is also on the fund management team for Ellington Healthcare Partners, which invests in start-up and early stage companies with unique therapeutic products and devices; other fund managers include former Governor Tommy Thompson.
From 1996 to 2001, Tether held the position of CEO and President of The Sequoia Group, which he founded in 1996. From 1994 to 1996, Tether was CEO for Dynamics Technology Inc. From 1992 to 1994, he was vice president at Science Applications International Corporation's (SAIC) Advanced Technology Sector, and then Vice President and General Manager for Range Systems at SAIC. Prior to this, he spent six years as vice president for Technology and Advanced Development at Ford Aerospace, which was acquired by Loral Corporation during that period.
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