[3][4] Prior to retirement Mr. Young was assigned in London as the Special US Liaison Officer to the intelligence agencies of the British Government.
Prior to that time Mr. Young served as the Deputy Director of the National Security Agency.
In this capacity he was the senior civilian executive responsible for the conduct of the Agency's national security mission.
His experience at NSA included a variety of assignments as the Director of Communications Security Production and Control from 1978 to 1980, and a prior tour at Menwith Hill Station from 1966 to 1969.
[5] After retiring in 1994, Mr. Young engaged in private consulting and also served as a guest lecturer in Management at the Johns Hopkins College of continuing education.