There has been a lot of chatter around Howard Schmidt being picked as cybersecurity “czar” at the white house this week and I just wanted to throw my two cents in. I recently had the opportunity to hear Mr. Schmidt speak at the central ohio infosec summit 2009 and I can attest that Howard is  a very sharp guy.  I believe Mr. Schmidt both posses the business and technical skills required with his new high level position at the white house. Howard has demonstrated both deep level understanding in business and technical issue surrounding information security and I am looking forward to see the  changes he will introduce to in the next few years. To put it simply Howard is a security geek with an acute business sense.