Official Bio

Writer. Speaker. Analyst. Consultant. With a career spanning three decades as a technologist, Alan Zeichick brings depth, experience, vision and thought leadership to developers and the industry.

Alan is Editor-in-Chief of Java Magazine, published by Oracle. Java Magazine is one of the largest online publications in the software development market, with more than 260,000 subscribers.

Previously, as Editor-in-Chief of Software Development International, AI Expert, and The Mathematica Journal — and one of the founding Jolt Judges — Alan pioneered coverage of the most technical, leading-edge computer science topics, including the first-ever magazine about Virtual Reality.

As Editor of LAN Magazine, and Founding Editor of Network Magazine, Alan covered networks from both the enterprise and carrier perspectives.

As Founder and Editorial Director of SD Times and Software Test & Performance, Alan created the world’s leading publications for software development managers.

As Editor of Windows CE Tech Journal, Eclipse Review, and OS/2 Magazine, Alan built community within technology niches.

Alan was instrumental in the creation of dozens of technical conferences and trade shows, from Autodesk University to CD-ROM Expo, from Android DevCon to the Enterprise Software Development Conference, from SharePoint DevCon to the Software Security Summit to the Software Test & Performance Conference.

Alan lives and works in Phoenix, Arizona.