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Hewlett-Packard Biography

Hewlett-Packard The original Silicon Valley pioneers, the pair used their Stanford degrees to turn their garage-based business into one of the largest computer manufacturing companies in the…

Packard, David

(Encyclopedia) Packard, David, 1912–96, American business executive, b. Pueblo, Colo., grad. Stanford (B.A., 1934; M.S., 1939). He and classmate William R. Hewlett opened a garage-based business,…

David and Lucile Packard Foundation

(Encyclopedia) David and Lucile Packard Foundation, private philanthropic institution that funds nonprofit organizations. It was founded in 1964 by David Packard (1912–96), co-founder of Hewlett-…

Hewlett, William Redington

(Encyclopedia) Hewlett, William RedingtonHewlett, William Redingtonhy&oomacr;ˈlĭt [key], 1913–2001, American engineer and business executive, b. Ann Arbor, Mich., grad. Stanford (B.S. 1934,…

Eustace, Alan

(Encyclopedia) Eustace, Alan (Robert Alan Eustace), 1956–, American computer scientist and adventurer, b. Pine Hills, Fla., Ph.D. Univ. of Central Florida, 1984. He worked for Digital Equipment Corp…

William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

(Encyclopedia) William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, philanthropic organization founded in 1966 by engineer and entrepeneur William R. Hewlett (1913–2001), co-founder of Hewlett-Packard, his wife,…

Cara Carleton "Carly" Fiorina Biography

Cara Carleton "Carly" Fiorina business executiveBorn: 1954Birthplace: Austin, Texas Cara Carleton Sneed attended high schools in Ghana, England, North Carolina, and California because her…

Carly Fiorina

Name at birth: Cara Carleton SneedCarly Fiorina is an American business executive who left the world of high-tech companies to seek the U.S. presidency in 2016. Carly Fiorina's father was a law…

Carleton “Carly” Fiorina, 1999 News

44, high-tech executive, was named president and chief executive officer of Hewlett-Packard Co. in July. At a press conference Fiorina said, “I hope that we are at a point that everyone has…

Carleton “Carly” Fiorina, 2005 News

business leader, was forced to resign as chief executive of Hewlett-Packard in February. HP's board of directors was unhappy with the company's profits and with her strategy, which failed to…