Director, Global Market Development
3Com

David Katz 

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David Katz is a globally-recognized pioneer and innovator in the field of educational networking. He is currently Director of Global Market Development at 3Com Corporation, the market leader in networking educational institutions. At 3Com, Mr. Katz has been responsible for the company’s educational leadership initiatives in such diverse areas as Next Generation Internet and Internet2, e-rate, and NetDays. Recently, Mr. Katz led the development of NetPrep, a school-to-career curriculum continuum for high schools and community colleges. Before coming to 3Com, Mr. Katz was Executive Director of the San Jose Education Network (SJEN), a public-private partnership that played a leading role in building the K-12 network in 500 schools in Silicon Valley, and developing teacher training programs that have trained thousands of teachers. Mr. Katz is a former teacher and school headmaster. .