Dr. King is the Deputy Director for Cyber Technology in the Information Systems and Cyber Security Directorate of ASD(R&E). His responsibilities include coordination of the DoD S&T investments in Cyber Security, Information Assurance (IA), and Computer Network Operations, interagency S&T coordination/collaboration and internal DoD Cyber Community of Intereste coordination.  He has led efforts to create major new Cyber Security S&T Initiatives within DOD including a large expansion of OSD cyber security Small Business Innovation Research projects, two new ASD(R&E) Program Elements and major new funding at DARPA.  Dr. King led the Cyber Priority Steering Council as it developed a roadmap for cyber research in DoD.  He has led studies as part of the Guidance for the Development of the Force (GDF) and the National Military Strategy for Cyber Operations Implementation Plan which resulted in new research initiatives on Cyber Conflict Defense.  He represents the DoD research community in numerousforums.

Dr. King was trained as a research physicist specializing in basic and applied nuclear radiation detection, nuclear environmental studies and nuclear spectroscopy.  He earned a B.S. degree and a Ph.D. degree in nuclear physics both from Duke University.  His career included stints as a senior scientist at Technicare in medical imaging, as a research physicist at the Naval Research Laboratory, and as a program manager within the U.S.-Russian Joint Commission under Vice President Gore and Prime Minister Chernomyrdin. Dr. King was the first Director of the Defense Venture Catalyst Initiative (DeVenCI) which was created to explore ways to engage the Venture Capital community to identify and enable rapid insertion of emerging technology into DOD.  He is the recipient of the DoD Exceptional Civilian Service Award and the DOD CIO Information Assurance Award.  He has published 37 refereed papers and edited/sponsored several books on DoD information security research.