President, International Planning Services, Inc. William Schneider, Jr. is currently the Chairman of the Defense Science Board in the U.S. Department of Defense. He is also president of International Planning Services, Inc., an international trade and finance advisory firm, and an Adjunct Fellow of the Hudson Institute. From 1982-1986, Dr. Schneider was Under Secretary of State for Security Assistance, Science and Technology. He initially joined the Reagan Administration as the Associate Director for National Security and International Affairs at the Office of Management and Budget In addition, Dr. Schneider served as Chairman of the President's General Advisory Committee on Arms Control and Disarmament (1987-1993); as a member of the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission; as a member of the Commission to Assess the Ballistic Missile Threat to the United States (Rumsfeld Commission); and presently serves as a consultant to the Department of State, Department of Defense, and the Department of Energy. Dr. Schneider received his Ph.D. from New York University in 1968. |