Background
Reed, David Patrick was born on January 30, 1952 in Portsmouth, Virginia, United States. Son of Sherman Clark and Bernice Lois (Maul) Reed.
Reed, David Patrick was born on January 30, 1952 in Portsmouth, Virginia, United States. Son of Sherman Clark and Bernice Lois (Maul) Reed.
Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1973. Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1975. Degree in Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1976.
Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1978.
Assistant professor computer science and engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1978-1984, lecturer, 1984-1986. Chief scientist Software Arts, Wellesley, Massachusetts, 1983-1984, vice president Research and Development, 1984-1985. Vice president Research and Development, chief scientist Lotus Development, Cambridge, 1985-1992.
Senior scientist Interval Research Corporation, 1992-1996. Private practice, since 1996. Member advisory board Vanguard, since 1991.
Fellow Diamond Technology Partners Exchange program, since 1997. Visiting scientist Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Laboratory, 2001-2002, Himachal Pradesh Fellow, Himachal Pradesh Laboratories, 2003-2009. Adjunct professor Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Laboratory, 2003-2010, senior vice president, Systems, Applications and Products Laboratory, since 2010.
Member technical advisory council, Federal Communications Commission, 2003-2004.
Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Association Computing Machinery, Computer Society, Sigma Xi.
Married Lynn Susan Schwartz, June 10, 1973 (divorced March 1979). 1 child, Colin Alexander. Married Jessica Amy Kenn, September 4, 1983.
Children: Katherine Anne, Carly Diana.