David Smith

Career path.

1. Microsoft

   Principal Developer Advocate (Core AI)

   Jan 2026 - Present
2. Microsoft

   Principal Cloud Advocate (AI/ML Lead)

   Sep 2021 - Jan 2026
3. Microsoft

   Principal Cloud Advocate (JavaScript Lead)

   Jul 2020 - Sep 2021
4. Microsoft

   Principal Cloud Advocate

   Dec 2017 - Jul 2020
5. Microsoft

   R Community Lead

   May 2015 - Nov 2017
6. Revolution Analytics is now Microsoft Advanced Analytics

   Chief Community Officer

   Mar 2014 - Apr 2015
7. Revolution Analytics is now Microsoft Advanced Analytics

   Vice President of Marketing and Community

   Nov 2009 - Feb 2014
8. Revolution Analytics is now Microsoft Advanced Analytics

   Director of Community

   Oct 2008 - Oct 2009
9. Zynchros

   Vice President, Product Management

   Jul 2006 - Oct 2008
10. Insightful Corporation

    Director of Product Management

    Apr 2006 - Jul 2006
11. Insightful Corporation

    Senior Product Manager

    Feb 2001 - Mar 2006
12. Mathsoft

    Product Marketing Manager

    Apr 2000 - Jan 2001
13. Mathsoft

    International Product Marketing Manager

    Apr 1998 - Mar 2000
14. Lancaster University - Postgraduate Conference in Linguistics and Language Teaching 2014

    Research Associate

    Jan 1994 - Mar 1998
15. University of Adelaide

    Consulting Statistician

    Jan 1993 - Dec 1993