Dave McClure
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David P. McClure is President and Chief Executive Officer of the US Internet Industry Association, an organization he founded in 1994 as the primary US trade association for broadband and the Internet.
A technologist by education and experience, McClure has held management positions in the Internet, broadband, computing, aerospace and environmental services industries. Active in the online community since 1983, he has written and lectured extensively on management and technology issues, and is an authority on technology applications for business. He is a regular contributor to business and broadband publications, has authored more than 40 white papers related to the Internet and technology, and consults with government and Internet organizations worldwide. He is also the author and editor of the ReasonedResponse.Com blog on technology, policy and life.
In 2004, he was honored with a Cornerstone Award for leadership in the broadband industry. In 2007, he was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Universal Service Administrative Corporation, the non-profit organization that governs dispersal of Universal Service Funds on behalf of the Federal Communications Commission. In 2009, he became a member of the advisory board for Broadband for America and it Virginia chapter. In 2010 he was named a member of the honorary broad for Net Literacy and given a "Student's Choice Hero Award" for his work in broadband adoption and digital inclusion.
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David P. McClure is President and Chief Executive Officer of the US Internet Industry Association, the primary US trade association for Internet commerce, content and connectivity. At the request of leading companies in the online services industry in 1994, McClure chartered the Association of Online Professionals to represent the industry in Washington, DC. With the growth of the Internet as the primary online venue, AOP became the US Internet Industry Association in 1998. The USIIA is an affiliate of the International Internet Industry Association, for which McClure sits on the board of advisors.
McClure earned a bachelor of science degree in applied science (physics and chemistry) from the University of Iowa in 1973. He holds an MBA in executive management from Kent State University (1983), and has done additional post-graduate work in organizational development. He is also a graduate of the Defense Information School and the Karras curriculum in negotiations, and has taught communication and public policy in post-graduate and professional development environments.
A technologist by education and experience, McClure was a cold warrior with the Strategic Air Command, first as a pilot of the B-52 bomber and later as a public affairs officer handling such diverse assignments as aircraft accidents, media relations and environmental incidents. He earned a USAF Commendation Medal for his service, and a Jefferson Award for the design of communications programs for the armed services. McClure was also part of the ground support and media team for the flight of the Double Eagle II, the first trans-Atlantic balloon crossing.
In 1979, he left the service to work for BFGoodrich on a variety of technology programs that included the NASA Space Shuttle. He spent eight years on the shuttle program, ending his tenure as a spokesman for the program with the explosion of shuttle Challenger.
Following Challenger, he worked for in the environmental industry, where he became one of the few communication specialists qualified to work on toxic waste and nuclear radiation sites, providing community communications and interaction on Superfund cleanup sites. He went on to spend six years as a network engineer for consulting companies, marketing consultant for computer hardware and software companies, and three years as the online communications consultant and field investigator for the Software Publishers Association, tracking international software piracy operations.
Active in the online community since 1983, managing forums on CompuServe, AOL and MSN, he is also a member of the Board of Directors and chairman of the audit committee of the Universal Service Administrative Corporation, the non-profit entity that governs the Universal Service Fund on behalf of the Federal Communications Commission.
He holds the rank of Nidan in judo, sho-dan in taekwondo karate, and is a commercial pilot with IFR and multi-engine ratings. He collects 45-rpm records that made the Billboard Top-100 from 1958-1978, is a Civil War history buff, an oenologist with a preference for the vintages of Chile and Australia, a master scuba diver, and a mediocre golfer.
He is also a member of the Clan McLeod, the Scottish Clan whose home lies at Castle Dunvegan on the Isle of Skye. Clan McLeod is the Clan featured in the movies and television series "Highlander," and has a very active non-profit Society in the US for genealogical work and charitable projects.
McClure has written and lectured extensively on management and technology issues, and is considered an authority on strategic business planning and technology integration for businesses. He is currently an editor of business, industrial, accounting and Internet publications as well as numerous newspapers and e-zines, and is the editor of the ReasonedResponse.Com blog on technology, policy and life. McClure is an editor for leading accounting trade magazines, and writes a regular column and podcasts for the CPA Technology Advisor. He also contributes to Accounting Today and The Progressive Accountant magazines.
He is the author of more than 40 white papers on Internet policy, procedures, economics, management and network operations. The white paper he co-authored with Daniel Kent of Net Literacy, "Digital Inclusion: Bringing The Rest Of America Online With Broadband," formed the basis of much of the digital inclusion section of the Omnibus Broadband Plan presented to Congress in 2010.
An authority on rural broadband, he has worked with the states of Wisconsin, Colorado, Indiana and Virginia to expand broadband in remote areas, particularly rural farming communities. He has also been a consultant to the governments of Australia, Thailand and South Africa on rural broadband issues.
In 2005, he was honored with a Cornerstone Award for his leadership in the broadband Internet industry. In 2010, the student board of directors of Net Literacy named him a broadband "Hero" for his work in broadband adoption programs for low-income families and senior citizens. He sits on the advisory board for broadband adoption programs of Broadband for America, is a member of that organization's advisory board for the Commonwealth of Virginia.
