David Hildebrandt, Ph.D., is a full professor at National University in the School of Technology and Engineering. He serves on the University Senate, Faculty Evaluation Taskforce, President’s Circle, and numerous other committees focused on improving doctoral students' experience at National University.

Dr. Hildebrandt spent his early career as a systems developer, educator, and consultant for technology companies. His career includes time as an entrepreneur, manager in IBM Business Innovation Services, director of consulting for Gartner, and an educational business partner at SUN Microsystem. He is also a member of Percona, a world-class open-source database software, support, and services company for MySQL®, MongoDB®, and PostgreSQL® databases in on-premises and cloud environments.