David Nagel

David Nagel is a member of the Boards of Directors of Leapfrog Technologies (LF), Tessera Technologies (TSRA), and OpenWave, Inc (OPWV). Nagel recently served as a member of the National Research Council Study Group on IT R&D Infrastructure. The summary report has recently been issued. Nagel is the former president and CEO of PalmSource, Inc., now Access Systems America, Inc. Before coming to PalmSource, Nagel held executive leadership positions at AT&T (CTO and President, AT&T Labs) and Apple Computer (SVP, R&D). He has also served on national and international advisory committees including President Clinton's first Advisory Committee on High Performance Computing, Communications, and the Next Generation Internet (PITAC). He is a Member of the Board of Visitors for the Univeristy of California, Los Angeles.

Work Experience

• President and CEO, PalmSource, Inc.
• CTO, AT&T
• President, AT&T Labs
• Senior Vice President, Apple Computer
• Head of NASA Human Factors Research, Ames Research Center

Education

• PhD, Perception and Mathematical Psychology, UCLA
• MS, Engineering, UCLA
• BS, Engineering, UCLA

Awards, Honors, and Significant Achievements

• Emeritus Member, Board of Trustees, the SETI Institute
• Member, National Research Council Study Group on IT R&D Infrastructure
• Member, Board of Directors, Tessera Technologies, Inc.
• Member, Board of Directors, Openwave Systems
• Member, Board of Directors, Align, Inc.
• Member, Board of Directors, Leapfrog Technologies, Inc.
• Member, Board of Visitors, UCLA
• Emeritus Member, Board of the Tech Museum in San Jose, California
• Member, President Clinton's first Advisory Committee on High Performance Computing, Communication, and the Next Generation Internet, 1997
• Member, Federal Communications Commission's Technological Advisory Council, 1999

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