Technology >> CEO Interviews >> October 13, 2003

Albert Chu – Palmsource Inc

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. Profile
TWST: Could we start out with a quick overview of where you see

PalmSource today in this whole wireless development process.

Mr. Chu: As you may know, PalmSource is the company behind the Palm