Remember Mudge and l0phtcrack in the 90s? Turns out Mudge, aka Peiter Zatko, went on to DARPA and Google:
In 2010 Mudge accepted a position as a program manager at DARPA where he oversaw cyber security research. In 2013 Mudge went to work for Google in their Advanced Technology & Projects division.
From the Peiter Zatko Wikipedia page.