David Treat

Dave brings 28 years of expertise and industry leadership in technology, financial services, education and strategic business transformation.  He leads Pearson’s Innovation organization that includes its Labs R&D, Ventures, and Ecosystem Partnerships teams as well as leads Pearson’s Future State Architecture, and Data and AI CoEs.Dave joined Pearson from Accenture where he most recently served as a Senior Managing Director leading their Innovation Incubation Group focused on helping clients implement innovative new technologies like Generative AI, Spatial Computing, Web 3, and Quantum Computing. Dave also served in other Accenture leadership roles including as Global Technology Lead for Capital Markets, Co-chair of the New York Fintech Innovation Lab, Global Technology Incubation Lead and Global Blockchain Practice Lead.Dave helped to found and has served on several technology and industry boards including the Linux Hyperledger Foundation, Linux Open Wallet Foundation, Digital Dollar Project, and the Global Business Blockchain Council.  He holds over 100 patents in the areas of distributed ledger technology, digital identity, and confidential compute.Dave earned a Master’s degree in Higher Education Administration from the University of Michigan and a degree in Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania.