President Obama Taps Two for National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee

President Barack Obama announced his intent to appoint Steve Bennett and Angel Ruiz to be members of the President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee.

• Bennett is President and CEO of Symantec, a global software company that offers information security, storage and systems management products. From 2010 to 2013, he served on Symantec’s Board of Directors, serving as Chairman from 2011 to 2013. From 2000 to 2007, he was President and CEO of Intuit, a software company that provides products and services to support small business operations. Mr. Bennett joined Intuit after a 23-year career at General Electric, where he held management roles in various segments within the company, including GE Capital e-Business, GE Capital Vendor Financial Services, and GE Electrical Distribution and Control. He currently serves on the boards of American Airlines and AMR Corporation, the American Airlines parent company. Mr. Bennett received a B.S. from the University of Wisconsin.
• Ruiz is Head of Region North America at Ericsson, a global telecommunications equipment and services provider. Mr. Ruiz first joined Ericsson in 1990 and has held a number of sales and managerial positions, including Executive Vice President and General Manager for Cingular Key Account and Vice President and General Manager for Ericsson’s BellSouth (now AT&T) Key Account. Prior to joining Ericsson, Mr. Ruiz was the Senior Product Manager at Alcatel from 1988 to 1990, the Supervision Engineer and Senior Project Manager for Network Planning at Sprint from 1984 to 1988, the Engineering Supervisor for Non-switched Fixed Network, Special Services for AT&T from 1983 to 1984, and the Engineering Supervisor for Special Services for Bell Atlantic from 1980 to 1983. Mr. Ruiz received a B.S. from the University of Central Florida and an M.A. from John Hopkins University.