POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints Michael W. Zellner the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

(1) 	execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's
	capacity as an officer and/or director of Wind River Systems, Inc.
	(the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the
	Securities of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rule thereunder;

(2) 	do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which
	may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3,
	4, or 5 and timely file such form with the United States Securities and
	Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and

(3) 	take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
	foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of
	benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the
	undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such
	attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this
	Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms
	and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such
	attorney-in-fact's discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the
rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as
the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power
of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact substitute or substitute
or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this
power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The
undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorney-in-fact, in serving
in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, is not assuming, nor
is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to
comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

The Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect
to the undersigned's holdings of and signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorney-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 6th day of January, 2004.


	Signature:	/s/ Christopher J. Galvin
	Printed Name:	Christopher J. Galvin