David Lacey

Broken Tech Broken Earth

David Lacey is a technology leader with more than 25 years of experience in semiconductor research and development, specialising in display technologies, innovation management, and the growth of high-technology businesses.

He spent five years working in Cambridge as a Technology Development Manager from 1995 to 2000, leading research into polymer-based organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display technology, contributing to the commercial development of breakthrough consumer electronics.

He claims, “Innovation only feels like innovation once it survives the lab bench and meets real people”. His academic background includes a DPhil in Chemistry and Materials from the University of Sussex.

He has guided companies from early-stage development and scaled emerging technology businesses into sustainable enterprises.

This story was shared by a volunteer as part of the Broken Tech, Broken Earth project which aims to co-create events with the local community about the social, historical and environmental impacts of technology. This project is externally funded by the Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund as part of the Museum Association. The project is led by the Centre for Computing History, which is a registered educational charity and independent museum located in Cambridge. Our mission is to use our collections, displays, learning programmes, and events to engage the public with the developments in computing over the past 80 years.

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