David Nagel is an American manager. He held executive positions in a wide variety of technology companies and organizations.

Career

From 1972 to 1988, Nagel was at

NASA The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ) is an independent agency of the US federal government responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research. NASA was established in 1958, succeedin ...

, culminating as head of human factors research. He was co-editor of the 1988 book Human Factors in Aviation. He then joined

Apple An apple is an edible fruit produced by an apple tree (''Malus domestica''). Apple trees are cultivated worldwide and are the most widely grown species in the genus '' Malus''. The tree originated in Central Asia, where its wild ancest ...

, where he was senior vice president leading the worldwide research and development group responsible for Mac OS software, especially the Copland project,

Macintosh The Mac (known as Macintosh until 1999) is a family of personal computers designed and marketed by Apple Inc., Apple Inc. Macs are known for their ease of use and minimalist designs, and are popular among students, creative professionals, and ...

hardware, imaging and other peripheral products development. He resigned from Apple and joined AT&T in April, 1996, staying there for five years. Nagel was the chief technology officer at

AT&T AT&T Inc. is an American multinational telecommunications holding company headquartered at Whitacre Tower in Downtown Dallas, Texas. It is the world's largest telecommunications company by revenue and the third largest provider of mobile ...

and president of

AT&T Labs AT&T Labs is the research & development division of AT&T, the telecommunications company. It employs some 1,800 people in various locations, including: Bedminster NJ; Middletown, NJ; Manhattan, NY; Warrenville, IL; Austin, TX; Dallas, TX; Atl ...

. In 2001, he joined

Palm Palm most commonly refers to: * Palm of the hand, the central region of the front of the hand * Palm plants, of family Arecaceae **List of Arecaceae genera * Several other plants known as "palm" Palm or Palms may also refer to: Music * Palm (ba ...

, first as a member of the Palm Board of Directors and then as the first CEO of PalmSource. Since 2005 he has remained active in the technology industry as a director of several companies and as a venture capital investor.

Memberships

*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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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nagel, David Year of birth missing (living people) Living people University of California, Los Angeles alumni Apple Inc. executives Businesspeople in software Place of birth missing (living people) American technology chief executives American chief technology officers UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science alumni