William P. Crowell
InvestorOperating Partner at Brave Capital · Partner at Alsop Louie Partners · Board director at Toopher · Board director at Centripetal
Leesburg, Virginia, United States
About
Partner at Alsop Louie Partners and a consultant specializing in information technology, security, and intelligence systems. Former President and CEO of Cylink and former Deputy Director of the NSA, with numerous board roles at security companies.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Board director at Toopher
Intro paths
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Toopher's investors · 1
Co-founders at Toopher
JD
Joshua D. AlexanderExecutive Officer, Director
ET
Evan T. GrimExecutive Officer
Board director at Centripetal
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Centripetal's investors · 3
Co-founders at Centripetal
SA
Steven A. RogersExecutive Officer, Director
Experience
- Code-XMember Board of Directorscurrent2025 — presentNorthern Virginia, Virginia, United States
- FuseMember of the Board of Advisorscurrent2024 — presentCalifornia, United States
- Brave CapitalOperating Partnercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Hidden LevelMember of the Board of Advisorscurrent2021 — present
- IPK Technologies Inc.Member Board of Directorscurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Alsop Louie PartnersPartnercurrent2012 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- SafeNet, Inc.Director2009 — 2015Bel Camp, MD
- FixmoDirector2010 — 2014Toronto, Canada Area and Sterling, VA
- AirPatrolDirector2008 — 2014Columbia, MD
- Six3 SystemsDirector2010 — 2013Sterling, VA
- ProximexAdvisory Board Member2008 — 2011
- ArcSight, Inc.Director2003 — 2010
- NARUS Communications IncDirector2003 — 2010Sunnyvale, CA
- SunFed Division of Sun MicrosystemsDirector2008 — 2010
- BroadWare TechnologiesChairman of the Board2000 — 2007Cupertino, CA
- ActivCardChairman of the Board2003 — 2005Freemont, CA
- Cylink, Inc.CEO1998 — 2003Santa Clara, CA
- National Security AgencyDeputy Director1994 — 1997Maryland
- National Security AgencyDeputy Director of Operations1991 — 1994Ft. Meade, MD
- National Security AgencyChief of Staff (Position is now Executive Director)1990 — 1991Ft. Meade, MD
- Atlantic Aerospace Electronics CorpVice President, Intelligence Systems1989 — 1990Greenbelt, MD
- National Security AgencyMultiple Senior executive assignments1962 — 1989Ft. Meade, MD and other assignments
Skills & more
SaaS11Enterprise Software15Software as a Service (SaaS)1Computer Science19Information Security46Business Strategy33Entrepreneurship38Systems Engineering6Security65Program Management34Government16Information Technology9
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Venture CapitalInformation Security ManagementComputer SecurityCloud ComputingStart-upsManagement ConsultingBusiness DevelopmentStrategyConsultingEncryptionPKIIT StrategyFrom William's professional profile.
Deals · 1
CentripetalBoard seat
via Alsop Louie Partners · filed Jun 2016 · $9M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Brave Capital
Network5
Bill Coleman
Venture Partner at Alsop Louie Partners
David Mace
Associate at Alsop Louie Partners
Gilman Louie
Investor at Alsop Louie Partners
Jim Ward
Investor at Alsop Louie Partners
Jim Whims
Investor at Alsop Louie Partners
Investors connected to William in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is William P. Crowell?
- Partner at Alsop Louie Partners and a consultant specializing in information technology, security, and intelligence systems. Former President and CEO of Cylink and former Deputy Director of the NSA, with numerous board roles at security companies.
- Where does William P. Crowell work?
- William P. Crowell is Operating Partner at Brave Capital and Board director at Toopher and Board director at Centripetal.
- What boards does William P. Crowell sit on?
- William P. Crowell holds tracked board seats at Centripetal.
- Where did William P. Crowell go to school?
- William P. Crowell studied at The George Washington University (Computer Science); Louisiana State University (BA, Political Science).
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