Board of Trustees
Scott Bradner
Scott Bradner has been involved in the design, operation and use of data
networks at Harvard University since the early days of the ARPANET. He was
involved in the design of the Harvard High-Speed Data Network (HSDN), the
Longwood Medical Area network (LMAnet) and NEARNet. He was founding chair
of the technical committees of LMAnet, NEARNet and CoREN
Mr. Bradner served in a number of roles in the IETF. He was the co-director of the Operational Requirements Area (1993-1997), IPng Area (1993-1996), Transport Area (1997-2003) and Sub-IP Area (2001-2003). He was a member of the IESG (1993-2003) and was an elected trustee of the Internet Society (1993-1999), where he still serves as the Secretary to the Board of Trustees. Scott is also a trustee of the American Registry of Internet Numbers (ARIN).
Mr. Bradner is a University Technology Security Officer in the Harvard Office of the Provost. He tries to help the University community deal with privacy and security issues. He also provides technical advice and guidance on issues relating to the Harvard data networks and new technologies to Harvard's CIO. He founded the Harvard Network Device Test Lab, is a frequent speaker at technical conferences, a weekly columnist for Network World, and does a bit of independent consulting on the side.
