David Altounian

Dr. Altounian is an Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship in the Bill Munday School of Business at St. Edwards University. He is the founder and former Co-Chairman and CEO of Motion Computing, a leading provider of mobile computing products for vertical markets. Motion was founded in 2001 and acquired by Xplore Technologies in 2015. Dr. Altounian has over 30 years of management and staff experience in the technology sector including leadership roles at Dell Computer Corporation, Motorola, Compaq Computer Corporation and Ashton-Tate. He is a named inventor on 10 patents and a published author. He is a partner at the Capital Factory, an entrepreneurial co-working space, incubator, accelerator, and education facility. He is also a board member of the Austin Technology Council, Ticketbud.com, and is an advisor to a number of corporate executives. Dr. Altounian earned his Ph.D. at Oklahoma State University and his MBA at Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.