David Parker

Biography

David Parker served as executive chairman and chief executive officer of ADX from April, 2008 until its acquisition by Liaison Technologies in 2010. Parker is a Silicon Valley veteran enterprise software executive and was the founding president of WebLogic, prior to its acquisition by BEA Systems. WebLogic achieved a peak market valuation of $3 billion as its pro-rata share of BEA. Earlier, Parker led a management buy-out of Quintus. Quintus was a pioneer in front-office and CRM enterprise application software, and achieved a peak market valuation of $1.8 billion, and was subsequently acquired by Avaya. Parker has held president and chief executive officer positions with Enlighten Software (NASDAQ SFTW), Appeal Virtual Machines (acquired by BEA, then Oracle), SeeRun and Exemplary (acquired by Persistent Systems); and sales executive positions with Avolent, Trolltech (acquired by Nokia) and IBM where Parker began his career in Palo Alto, California in 1979. He has also served as a director/advisor for several technology start-ups including BuzMe, DevZuz, Xcerion Software, KatieSoft, Karna Global Technology, and ePac. Parker has also served as an advisor to Geneva Venture Partners II and is currently consulting with Lufkin Advisors LLC, a private alternative asset management firm. Parker earned a BA in economics from Stanford University.

Research Interest

health care