David J. Grimshaw was Visiting Professor in ICT4D at Royal Holloway, University of London and an independent consultant (until 2019).  Previously Head of International Programme: New Technologies at the Schumacher Centre for Technology and Development, Practical Action and seconded as Senior Research Fellow with the Department for International Development during 2009-2011.   His passion is to enable technology to work for all people in all societies.

Earlier academic career was with Warwick Business School, University of Warwick, University of Leeds, and Cranfield School of Management.   He is the author of Bringing Geographical Information Systems into Business, second edition published by John Wiley Inc. (2000) and joint editor of IT in Business: A Manager’s Casebook (1999) and Strengthening Rural Livelihoods: The impact of information and communication technologies in Asia (2011).   David has published many papers in academic journals, international conferences, and the professional press.   His career has bridged theory and practice, driven by a desire to impact on the real world.

Completed research includes An Arsenic Sensor for Nepal (Funded by the Wellcome Trust), Connecting the First Mile, Podcasting in the Andes, Local Content, Local Voices, Nano-Dialogues in Zimbabwe, Peru and Nepal; and Delivering Public Value from New Technologies incollaboration with the Universities of Sussex, Lancaster, and Durham supported by the ESRC.   Previously a Visiting Professor at the International Management School, St.Petersburg, the Graduate School, Universiti Utara Malaysia, and the International Business School, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.

As a consultant David has advised many organisations on knowledge management, IT strategy, and impact.   He helped to start the charity Science for Humanity and worked with SciDev.Net on their ‘new technologies’ gateway.   He has advised many Boards over his career and has latterly been a trustee of two charities, including a treasurer for a five-year period.

As a volunteer David currently contributes his expertise to the charity sector in the role of Trustee, Treasurer, and volunteer, gaining understanding of the finance and governance of this important sector.