Broadband Advocate Larry Irving Joins Hewlett Packard

TargetMarketNews.com reports that former co-chairman of the Internet Innovation Alliance (IIA), Larry Irving, will be joining Hewlett-Packard as their vice-president of Global Government Affairs. He will be responsible for shaping public policy and building relationships worldwide with government officials, community leaders, non-governmental organizations and HP business partners.

Irving is quoted by TargetMarketNews.com as saying, “This is a fantastic opportunity to continue to have a voice in shaping the way the world uses technology,” said Irving. “I look forward to my new role and to watching the IIA continue its very important mission of educating and advocating for 100 percent broadband adoption and access for all Americans.”

Larry Irving co-founded IIA in 2000 with Bruce Mehlman. He also served as the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information during the Clinton Administration and as Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), advising the President, Vice President and Secretary of Commerce on domestic and international information technology issues. Irving is credited with coining the term the ‘digital divide’ and was the principal author of the landmark Federal survey “Falling Through the Net,” which tracked access to telecommunications across demographic lines.  He was named one of the 50 most influential persons in the ‘Year of the Internet’ by Newsweek and recently played an integral role on the Obama-Biden Transition Team.

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