David McLauchlan

David McLauchlan is CEO and co-founder of Buddy Platform, a leading data aggregation and management platform for IoT and connected devices. Prior to founding Buddy, David spent 11 years at Microsoft, where he led business development for Microsoft's Zune hardware business, spent many years in Microsoft's Windows division, and also worked on the Visual C++ product in the Server & Tools division.

David also represented Microsoft in several international standards-setting organizations, including the USB Implementers Forum, Consumer Electronics Association, Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA), Bluetooth SIG and the IEEE Printer Work Group.

He is the co-founder of TVinteract, which developed software for on-air TV talent to curate and display social media in real-time and was acquired by Tagboard in 2014. He also has served as a Technology Partner Network advisor for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and currently serves as a mentor for the Australian incubator, Innovyz START. He is also advisor to Washington DC-based Manalto and Melbourne-based Bluedot Innovation.

Prior to moving to the United States, David was a management consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Melbourne, Australia, and before that a professional pianist in Adelaide.

David holds a Master's degree in Engineering: IT, Telecommunications & Business Management, and a Bachelor's degree in Electronic Engineering (Honors), both from the University of South Australia.