David Alan Grier is the Technology and Communications Principal at Djaghe LLC. He has over 35 years of experience working in private industry, universities, and professional societies.
He is the author of five books including When Computers Were Human (Princeton University Press), Too Soon to Tell and the Company We Keep and Crowdsourcing for Dummies (Wiley) and History and Philosophy of Computing (Chinese Computing Federation Press.)
He was the editor-in-chief of two magazines published by the Computer Society of the Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE). He served as Director of their magazine group, Publisher for the Computer Society, and a member of the IEEE Press Committee. He has been a columnist or contributing editor for many periodicals including Computer Magazine, Consumer Electronics Magazine, IEEE Annals, and The Communications of the Chinese Computing Federation(published in Mandarin). He has produced numerous podcasts including “The Known World”, “The Errant Hashtag,” and “The CrowdPod.”
In Academe, he was an associate professor at the George Washington University, where he served as the Assistant Dean of Engineering, the Association Dean of International Affairs, and the Director of the Interdisciplinary Honors Program. He holds a Phd in Mathematical Statistics from the University of Washington.
In Industry, he began his career as a software engineer for Burroughs Computer Corporation. He has worked as a consultant to technology firms, helped to organize the Crowdsortium Trade Association, and served as the Director of Global Policy for the IEEE. In the Performing Arts, he has served on the Board of the Shakespeare Theatre (DC) and Mosaic Theatre (DC). He has consulted with other performing arts organizations on issues of technology and management.
