David Henderson

David Henderson has worked in the technology industry since 1983. In 1991, they were appointed as the Director of Positioning Products at Burleigh Instruments, Inc., where they were responsible for the P&L of the Positioning Products Business Unit, including sales, marketing, research, and development. David led the development of precision positioning products, markets, and applications. In 2000, they became the Director of Photonics Automation at EXFO-Burleigh Products Group. In 2002, they founded New Scale Technologies, Inc., where they served as the Founder and CEO. David was the inventor of the SQUIGGLE and UTAF motors and tiny motion systems for mobile phone cameras and applications in industrial, medical, astronomy, aerospace, and defense markets. In 2018, they founded New Scale Robotics, Inc., where they serve as the Founder and CEO. New Scale Robotics makes smart automation tools for flexible manufacturing.

David Henderson attended Carnegie Mellon University from 1979 to 1983, where they earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. David returned to Carnegie Mellon University in 1987 to attend the Tepper School of Business, where they earned an MS in Business in 1991.