Richard L. Baskerville is Professor of Information Systems and Chairman in the Department of Computer Information Systems, Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University. His research specializes in security of information systems, methods of information systems design and development, and the interaction of information systems and organizations. His interest in methods extends to qualitative research methods. Dr. Baskerville is the author of Designing Information Systems Security and more than 100 articles in scholarly journals, professional magazines, and edited books. He is an editor for The European Journal of Information Systems and serves on the editorial boards of The Information Systems Journal, Journal of Information Systems Security, and the International Journal of E-Collaboration. Dr. Baskerville's practical and consulting experience includes advanced information system designs for the US Defense and Energy Departments. He is President of the Information Systems Academic Heads International, former chair of the IFIP Working Group 8.2, a Chartered Engineer under the British Engineering Council, a member of The British Computer Society, and a Certified Computer Professional. Dr. Baskerville holds degrees from the University of Maryland (BS summa cum laude, Management) and the London School of Economics, University of London (M.Sc., Analysis, Design and Management of Information Systems; Ph.D., Systems Analysis). He can be reached at baskerville at acm.org.