David Vaskevitch is a pioneering technologist whose journey began in 1966, when computers were still a novel concept. By 1971, he had developed one of the world’s first three email systems, revolutionizing digital communication. In 1986, while leading a small team on a PC AT, he achieved the remarkable feat of processing three transactions per second—comparable to a car traveling from Seattle to London in just one hour.
After creating an early word processor in the late 1970s, David envisioned a future where everyone would interact with words on screens. This vision led him to join Microsoft as employee 902, where he established the US Marketing department and played a key role in launching Windows 3.0 and Microsoft Office. He later focused on the Small Business Division, orchestrating the $1.3 billion acquisition of Great Plains.
In 2009, David launched a consulting practice addressing the “founder succession problem” before returning to software development. Currently, he is executing his vision of a “second brain” at Mylio, empowering users to own and safeguard their data and memories. David remains passionate about software and its potential to enhance our lives.
