Gerry Purdy

Industry analyst in mobile & wireless.

Biography

J. Gerry Purdy, Ph.D.
Principal Analyst, MobileTrax LLC
Venture Advisor, Mobile & Wireless, Diamondhead Ventures

Dr. Purdy is a nationally recognized industry authority in mobile computing and wireless data communications. He is the principle analyst with MobileTrax, a professional services firm in Cupertino that produces conferences, conducts market research and consulting in mobile computing and wireless communications. He is also a Venture Advisor for Diamondhead Ventures in Menlo Park where he identifies, attracts and recommends investments in emerging companies in the mobile and wireless space.
For over 15 years, Dr. Purdy has been consulting, speaking, researching, networking, writing and developing state-of-the-art concepts that challenge people's mind-sets and developing new ways of thinking and forecasting in the mobile computing and wireless data arenas. Often quoted, his ideas and opinions are followed closely by industry watchers who read his insightful column, “Inside Mobile & Wireless.” Dr. Purdy is a frequent and sought-after speaker and moderator about both present and future trends in mobile & wireless at major industry conferences.
Throughout his education and his career, Dr. Purdy has built the knowledge, experience and intellect that give him his unique vantage point on the industry. He has worked in hardware systems including Compaq Computer (now HP) and Poqet Computer (now Fujitsu), software (Phoenix Technologies & Metier Management) and was VP and Chief Analyst at Dataquest before launching his own analyst and consulting practice in mobile and wireless.
Dr. Purdy is also a founding member of the IBM Mobile Computing Industry Advisory Council, is co-author of ThinkPad: A Different Shade of Blue; Creation of a Successful IBM Brand, and a past member of the COMDEX Conference Advisory Board and the Advisory Board for PC Expo/TECHXNY. He is currently Co-Chairman of the Board for VC Task Force, an organization the produces programs for the venture community.
Dr. Purdy holds a B.S. degree in Engineering Physics from the University of Tennessee, an M.S. in Computer Science from UCLA and a Ph.D. in Computer Science and Exercise Physiology from Stanford University. Dr. Purdy is also a member of The World Futurist Society.