Biography

David Wood joined Psion as a software engineer in June 1988, and gradually moved into roles involving greater amounts of software architecture and system integration.  He was an early adopter of object-oriented technology within Psion in the late 1980s and saw this come to fruition in his role as head of build and integration for the projects to create popular handheld devices such as the Series 3 and Series 3a.

From 1994 to 1997 David oversaw the development of the upper layers of the software system that eventually became known as Symbian OS.  In parallel, he was involved in the lengthy discussions with the companies who would become the first licensees of Symbian OS.  He was a founding director of Symbian on its formation in 1998.  From 1998 to 2002 he headed Symbian's Technical Consulting department, building and directing teams that worked with Symbian's customers to create the world's first smartphones.

From 2002 to 2004 David was EVP of Partnering at Symbian, creating partner programs to foster sustained commercial success for companies in the Symbian ecosystem.  As EVP of Research, he is now responsible for understanding and guiding Symbian's response to disruptive trends in technology, business, and society.

David has an MA in Mathematics from Cambridge University and an honorary doctorate in science from the University of Westminster.

Books

Symbian for Software Leaders

Blog

dw2-0 holds David's "Eclectic thoughts on smartphones, technologies, markets, innovation, openness, collaboration, disruption, risks, and solutions"