Albert Chu

ALBERT CHU has served as Vice President of Business Development for
PalmSource, Inc., since April 2002. Mr. Chu is responsible for
developing business relationships with major consumer electronics
manufacturers and for creating strategic relationships with partners
that can extend the uses of the Palm OS’ platform into new and
innovative product and service arenas, with specific focus on enterprise
and wireless market opportunities. From 1996 to 2002, he was the
Business Development Vice President at AT&T Labs, where he brought
emerging technologies to market. In addition, he headed the corporate
wide OneComm Project Office, overseeing the product management, research
and development, operations, and business development of a suite of
unified communications services for AT&T business units and external
service providers. From 1982 to 1996, Mr. Chu was at Apple Computer,
where his last position was Vice President of Corporate Marketing
Alliances and Partnerships. His earlier responsibilities at Apple
included Product Planning and Strategy Vice President in the Personal
Interactive Electronics Division, Marketing Vice President in the New
Media and Entertainment Division, and Japan Business Development
Director in Apple Pacific. He was responsible for the product marketing
and product introduction teams for dozens of Apple’s key products,
including the Apple III, Lisa, Macintosh, Newton, and Apple’s localized
products for the Japanese market. Mr. Chu has a Bachelor’s degree in
Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University and completed the
Advanced Executive Program at Northwestern University’s Kellogg Graduate
School of Management.