Richard Thieme (born 1944), is a noted business consultant, author, media commentator and speaker. Focusing on issues related the Internet, cyber-culture and technology in general, Mr. Thieme delves into many of the issues "behind the issues" that exist in the online world.

Biography

Richard Thieme was born in Chicago. He was a student at Northwestern University and graduated in 1965 with a B.A. in English literature. Later, he attended the University of Illinois-Chicago and received his M.A. in English literature. Mr. Thieme spent two years in England and then attended Seabury-Western Theological Seminary where he earned his Masters degree and became an Episcopal priest.

Mr. Thieme was a priest for 16 years. During that time, he became acquainted with computers. He began writing about technology and culture, including aspects of spirituality into his views. After the growth of the Internet, his ideas, writings and work bore new relevance and, in 1993, he began a new career of consulting, writing and speaking.

Notable Speaking Engagements

• Keynote AusCERT , May 22-26, 2005
• Living on the Edge: The Sources of Creativity for Security Wizards and Hackers Notacon April 8-10, 2005
• Zen and The Relevance of Perception to Cyber Security, or, When is a Network Not a Network? Shmoocon February 4-6, 2005
• Quantum Hacking: In Search of a Unified Theory Def_Con July 30-August 1, 2004
• Hacker Generations: From Network Warfare to Perception Warfare Hivercon November 6-7, 2003
• Hacker Generations: From Building the Network to Using the Network to Being the Network Def Con August 1-3, 2003
• The Truth About Life, Hacking and the Truth (about Life, Hacking and the Truth) ((about Life, Hacking and...)) Rubi-Con April 5-7, 2002
• Hacking a Trans-Planetary Net: The Essence of Hacking in a Context of Pan-global Culture, the Wetware / dryware Interface, and Going to Europa. Def Con July 13-15, 2001
• Social Engineering at Def Con: Games Hackers Play Def Con July 28-30, 2000
• The More Things Change The More They Don't: Soft Destruction and the Ancient Wisdom of Hacking Def Con July 31-August 2, 1998
• Convergence -- Every Man (and Woman) a Spy. Black Hat Briefings July 29-30, 1998
• Keynote speaker, Black Hat Briefings , July 9-10, 1997
• The Symbiotic Relationship Between Networked Computers and Humans -- A Dialectic Constituting a Rising Spiral of Mutual Transformation. Def Con July 26-28, 1996

Interviews

• Linux Journal Interview with Mick Bauer, December 12th, 2004

Books by Richard Thieme

• Islands in the Clickstream (2004) ISBN 1931836221

Articles by Richard Thieme

• The Face we See in the Digital Mirror: How Technology is Changing Religion National Catholic Reporter, February 11th, 2005
• In the Crazy Place A Global Witness, June 11th, 2004
• Coming of Age A Global Witness, March 26th, 2004
• Operation Paperclip Revisited: Moral Schmoral Counterpunch, August 22nd, 2003
• Review of the Kevin Kelly's Out of Control Enculturation 3.1, Spring 2000
• Prime Time for Hackers is Over Salon.com, October 17th, 1998
• Dreams Engineers Have CMC Magazine, January, 1997
• Bladerunner future view Everything Toronto NOW, 1997
• In Search of the Grail Wired Magazine, issue 3.07, July, 1995

Other Tidbits

• Information Security Magazine Interview with Bruce Schneier conducted by Richard Thieme

External Links

• www.thiemeworks.com Richard Thieme's Official Website
• Personal Profile: Richard Thieme's Techno Spirituality