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B.R. Inman
Trustee

Admiral Inman graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 1950, and from the National War College in 1972. He became an adjunct professor at the University of Texas at Austin in 1987. He was appointed as a tenured professor, holding the Lyndon B. Johnson Centennial Chair in National Policy, in August 2001.

Admiral Inman served in the US Navy from November 1951 to July 1982, when he retired with the permanent rank of Admiral. While on active duty, he served as director of the National Security Agency and deputy director of Central Intelligence. After retiring from the Navy, he was chairman and chief executive officer of the Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation (MCC) in Austin, Texas for four years, and chairman, president and chief executive officer of Westmark Systems, Inc., a privately owned electronics industry holding company, for three years. Admiral Inman also served as chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas from 1987 through 1990.

Admiral Inman's primary activity since 1990 has been investing in start-up technology companies. He is also a member of the board of directors of Fluor, Massy Energy Company; Science Applications International Corporation; SBC Communications; and Temple Inland. He serves as a trustee of The American Assembly, the Center for Excellence in Education and the California Institute of Technology. He is a director of the Public Agenda Foundation and is a member of the National Academy of Public Administration.

 
 
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Media Piracy in Emerging Economies

Based on three years of work by some thirty-five researchers, Media Piracy in Emerging Economies is the first independent, large-scale study of music, film and software piracy in emerging economies, with a focus on Brazil, India, Russia, South Africa, Mexico and Bolivia.