Fred Davis
Education
Union Institute
PhD (candidate), Information Tecnology 1979-01-01 - 1981-01-01
Antioch
MS, Ecosystems Management 1978-01-01 - 1981-01-01
Antioch University
BA, Botany 1975-01-01 - 1981-01-01Work Experience
Innovatory.io
Current
Innovatory.io
FasterCapital
Current
FasterCapital
Hult International Business School
Current
Hult International Business School
Runway Incubator
Current
Runway Incubator
Geekdom
2013-09-01 - 2016-11-01
Geekdom
Burst Studios
2012-01-01 - 2013-07-01
Burst Studios
Communicate.io
2008-10-01 - 2012-07-01
Communicate.io
Grabbit, Inc.
2009-01-01 - 2010-12-01
Grabbit, Inc.
iJoomla
2007-01-01 - 2007-12-01
iJoomla
Eye Games
2006-01-01 - 2007-06-01
Eye Games
Skills
Summary
Fred Davis is an experienced entrepreneur, technology pioneer, media professional, and public speaker. He has played a part in the tech industry for over 30 years and has been hailed as a technology visionary for pioneering and predicting many innovations and industry trends. Fred played an instrumental role as part of the startup team in two multi-billion dollar startups, CNET and Ask Jeeves (now Ask.com) where he acquired the initial funding for both companies. Fred was also one of the founding team members at Wired magazine, winner of numerous publishing awards. He's written 14 books about computers and technology, including the first book on Desktop Publishing, and the award-winning Windows Bible series. One of the founders of the Ziff-Davis computer publishing division, Fred served as editor of several of the world’s leading computer publications, including PC Magazine, PC Week, A+, and MacUser, and ran all of the industry-leading product testing labs at those publications. Today, Fred is working with a number of startups as either a mentor or board member. He is especially interested in virtual reality and has been a VR advocate for many years.
