David Zumwalt
Executive Director, UVI Research & Technology Park
University of the Virgin Islands

For the past three and one half years, David Zumwalt has served as the Executive Director of the UVI Research & Technology Park, or RTPark (www.uvirtpark.com), an e-Commerce and economic development initiative jointly backed by commercial interests, the University of the Virgin Islands, and the government of the US Virgin Islands. He and his family reside on St. Croix.

Prior to coming to the Virgin Islands, Mr. Zumwalt has been active as an investor, advisor and active director in venture capital and private equity initiatives in emerging market sectors. In that capacity, he served as President of a converged telecommunications services provider, a telco billing and provisioning software company, and an emerging provider of "privacy assurance" software instrumental in preventing identity theft and financial fraud.

Earlier, he founded and served as Chairman and CEO a leading provider of operational support system software and technology solutions to the worldwide wireless communications industry. During the course of his career, he has established significant customer relationships in 40 countries, primarily in the telecommunications, networking and wireless marketplace.

A graduate of Rice University, David has served regularly as a panelist and guest lecturer and has been named a Fellow of the Radio Club of America in recognition of his wireless industry contributions.