David Nagel

David Nagel is a Member of the Boards of Directors of Leapfrog Technologies (LF), Tessera (TSRA), Epocrates, Inc., and ArcSoft, Inc. (both private companies in the IT space). Nagel also serves as a current member of the National Research Council Study Group on IT R&D Infrastructure in the U.S. He is the former President and CEO of PalmSource, Inc. PalmSource supplies handheld technology to companies such as Sony, Kyocera, Palm as well as many others. Before coming to PalmSource, Nagel held leadership positions at AT&T and Apple Computer. He has also served on national and international advisory committees including President Clinton's first Advisory Committee on High Performance Computing, Communication, and the Next Generation Internet.

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

Education

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

Awards, Honors and Significant Achievements

• Member, National Research Council Study Group on IT R&D Infrastructure
• Member, Board of Directors, Liberate, Inc.
• Member, Board of Directors, Arcsoft
• Member, Board of Trustees, UCLA Foundation
• 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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