Alan Bird Joins W3C Staff as Global Business Development Lead

W3C welcomes J. Alan Bird to the W3C staff as the new Global Business Development Lead. Mr. Bird will lead W3C efforts internationally to strengthen the W3C Membership program, identify business development strategies, and seek new revenue streams to support the organization's mission. As the Web creates and transforms a growing number of industries, W3C has created a senior business development position to ensure that a more diverse set of stakeholders can participate in W3C work. Initially, Mr. Bird will focus on development in the areas of Web and Television,and Mobile Web. In addition, he will strengthen our business strategies internationally, working with partners in various regions. Mr. Bird brings 30 years of experience in the IT industry to his new role. In previous roles, Mr. Bird has focused on enterprise systems management and applications development, specializing in building partnerships that benefit end users.