David Weinberger

Dr. Weinberger is a senior fellow at Harvard University’s Berkman Center for Internet and Society and has taught Internet politics and culture at Harvard Law. He is also co-director of Harvard’s Innovation Lab Library, which develops software that envisions ways for libraries to bring their full value online and outdoors. He is also a fellow Franklin at the U.S. State Department, where he works on transforming a need-to-know culture that needs-to-act.

Dr. David Weinberger writes about the effect of technology on our ideas about ourselves, our world, and our businesses. His most recent book, “Too Big to Know” (Basic Books, Fall 2011) is about the way knowledge networking is changing its nature and function. He is co-author of the bestseller “The Cluetrain Manifesto”. His previous book, “It’s All Miscellaneous: The Power of the New Digital Clutter,” explores the profound changes Brough’s digitization of information has in the way we think about how ideas fit together. His work has been featured in the Harvard Business Review, USA. Today, Wired, Salon, The Guardian, Foreign Affairs, and many others. He has been a frequent commentator on the National Public Radio All Things Considered, and is a columnist for KMWorld and Il Sole 24 ore (Italy’s leading financial daily). The Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council named him “Mover and Shaker” of the Year in 2007. He writes the blog Joho (www.JohoTheBlog.com), and gives talks around the world to business, government, and academic audiences.

Dr. Weinberger has served as vice president of marketing for the technology companies that introduced the first “wysiwyg” text and word graphics processor, the first corporate document management system, the first corporate intranet collaboration suite, and one of the first web search engines. As a marketing consultant he has worked with many companies, from startups to Fortune 500s. He has been an Internet adviser to presidential campaigns, including Howard Dean’s campaign. He has remained active in e-government projects. David holds a Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Toronto and taught the university’s philosophy for six years before entering high tech. He lives in Boston.