David is VMware’s Chief Research Officer, where he leads the research & innovation activities that are accelerating and extending VMware’s technology leadership. Previously he was Corporate Vice President at Microsoft, Partner at New Venture Partners, VP of Platform Strategy at Amazon (and CEO of its A9.com subsidiary), VP and Director of Research at Intel and DARPA’s Chief Scientist and Director of its Information Technology Office. Along with all that, he was also a faculty member at MIT and holds a Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge.