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|title1 = [[Deputy Director of the |
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|term_start1 = 29 July 1990 |
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|birth_name=Robert Leo Prestel |
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|birth_place=[[Indianapolis, Indiana]], U.S. |
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'''Robert Leo Prestel''' (born February 11, 1936) is an American intelligence official and mathematician <ref>{{cite |
'''Robert Leo Prestel''' (born February 11, 1936) is an American intelligence official and mathematician <ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lZhqAAAAMAAJ&q=%22+Prestel,+Robert+Leo%22 |title=American Men of Science – Google Books |via=[[Google Books]]|isbn=9780835230803 |access-date=2013-06-19|last1=Cattell |first1=James Mckeen |year=1970 }}</ref> who was [[Deputy Director of the National Security Agency]] from 1990 to 1994, during which time he was the highest ranking civilian in the agency.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tTeHAAAAMAAJ&q=Robert+L.+Prestel |title=Washington Monitor's Federal Yellow Book – Google Books |year=1992 |via=[[Google Books]]|access-date=2013-06-19}}</ref> Prestel joined the [[NSA]] in 1962 and held many positions prior to being appointed as deputy director, including Director of Education and Training from Deputy Director for Research and Engineering.<ref name="businessweek">{{cite web|author=Robert L. Prestel |url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=1103245&privcapId=4259924&previousCapId=655659&previousTitle=FLUOR%20CORP |title=Robert Prestel: Executive Profile & Biography – Businessweek |publisher=Investing.businessweek.com |date= |access-date=2013-06-19}}{{dead link|date=April 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Among other positions Prestel has served in include trustee for the [[Institute for Defense Analyses]] and on the Board of Directors of WJ Communications.<ref name="businessweek" /> He currently serves as trustee emeritus of Institute for Defense Analyses.<ref name="businessweek" /> |
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Awards Prestel has received for his service to the intelligence community include the President's Distinguished Executive Award in 1988; the [[Department of Defense Distinguished Civilian Service Award]] in 1988; and the [[National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal]] in 1991.<ref name="businessweek" /> |
Awards Prestel has received for his service to the intelligence community include the President's Distinguished Executive Award in 1988; the [[Department of Defense Distinguished Civilian Service Award]] in 1988; and the [[National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal]] in 1991.<ref name="businessweek" /> |
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[[Category:20th-century American mathematicians]] |
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[[Category:21st-century American mathematicians]] |
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[[Category:Deputy Directors of the National Security Agency]] |
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Latest revision as of 06:32, 3 April 2023
Robert L. Prestel | |
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| 13th Deputy Director of the National Security Agency | |
| In office 29 July 1990 – 1 February 1994 | |
| Preceded by | Gerald R. Young |
| Succeeded by | William P. Crowell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Leo Prestel February 11, 1936 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| Residence | Maryland |
| Profession | intelligence and security consultant, intelligence official, former mathematics professor |
Robert Leo Prestel (born February 11, 1936) is an American intelligence official and mathematician [1] who was Deputy Director of the National Security Agency from 1990 to 1994, during which time he was the highest ranking civilian in the agency.[2] Prestel joined the NSA in 1962 and held many positions prior to being appointed as deputy director, including Director of Education and Training from Deputy Director for Research and Engineering.[3] Among other positions Prestel has served in include trustee for the Institute for Defense Analyses and on the Board of Directors of WJ Communications.[3] He currently serves as trustee emeritus of Institute for Defense Analyses.[3]
Awards Prestel has received for his service to the intelligence community include the President's Distinguished Executive Award in 1988; the Department of Defense Distinguished Civilian Service Award in 1988; and the National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal in 1991.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Cattell, James Mckeen (1970). American Men of Science – Google Books. ISBN 9780835230803. Retrieved 2013-06-19 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Washington Monitor's Federal Yellow Book – Google Books". 1992. Retrieved 2013-06-19 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c d Robert L. Prestel. "Robert Prestel: Executive Profile & Biography – Businessweek". Investing.businessweek.com. Retrieved 2013-06-19.[dead link]
