Location New York, New York, United States Regions Greater New York Area, East Coast, Northeastern US Gender Male
Visiting professor at Surrey University and chairman of the 5G Innovation Centre’s Strategy Advisory Board
David Hendon is a visiting professor at Surrey University and chairman of the 5G Innovation Centre’s Strategy Advisory Board. He is also a part-time senior advisor at Ofcom, working on spectrum, international strategy and network
resilience issues. He is independent chair of the 4G/TV Co-existence Oversight Board established by DCMS, a member of the Smart Meters Steering Group & Strategic Programme Board at DECC, a non-executive director of ContinuumBridge Ltd and MAC Ltd.
Formerly a career civil servant, from 2002-11 David was a Director in the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills where he was responsible for BIS’s business-facing activities and policy for the electronic communications and ICT sectors. From 1998-2002 he was CEO of the Radiocommunications Agency, which managed UK radio spectrum prior to the establishment of Ofcom. He was Chairman of the Board of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute from 1996 to 1999.