David Packard

Extracted Attributes

• Height

  6 feet 5 inches

• Religion

  Episcopalian

• Education

  B.A. (1934) and Master's in Electrical Engineering (1938) from Stanford University

• Full Name

  David Packard

• Birth Date

  1912-09-07

• Death Date

  1996-03-26

• Occupation

  Electrical Engineer, Entrepreneur, Public Servant

• Birth Place

  Pueblo, Colorado, United States

• Death Place

  Stanford, California, United States

• Foundation Assets

  $7.4 billion (as of 1996)

Timeline

• Born in Pueblo, Colorado. (Source: Britannica)

  1912-09-07

• Graduated from Stanford University with a B.A. (Source: Britannica)

  1934-01-01

• Began working as an engineer for General Electric in Schenectady, New York. (Source: Agilent History)

  1936-01-01

• Co-founded Hewlett-Packard Company in a garage with $538 in capital. (Source: Britannica)

  1939-01-01

• Became President of Hewlett-Packard upon its incorporation. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1947-01-01

• Elected CEO and Chairman of the Board of HP; founded the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. (Source: Agilent History)

  1964-01-01

• Appointed U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense by President Richard Nixon. (Source: Britannica)

  1969-01-20

• Resigned from the Department of Defense and returned to Hewlett-Packard. (Source: Agilent History)

  1971-12-13

• Became President of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU). (Source: Wikipedia)

  1976-01-01

• Appointed by President Reagan to chair the Blue Ribbon Commission on Defense Management. (Source: Agilent History)

  1985-01-01

• Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1988-01-01

• Donated $77 million to Stanford University for the David Packard Electrical Engineering Building. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1994-01-01

• Died in Stanford, California, at the age of 83. (Source: Britannica)

  1996-03-26

David Packard

David Packard ( PAK-ərd; September 7, 1912 – March 26, 1996) was an American electrical engineer and co-founder, with Bill Hewlett, of Hewlett-Packard (1939), serving as president (1947–64), CEO (1964–68), and chairman of the board (1964–68, 1972–93) of HP. He served as U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense from 1969 to 1971 during the Nixon administration. Packard served as president of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) from 1976 to 1981 and chairman of its board of regents from 1973 to 1982. He was a member of the Trilateral Commission. Packard was the recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1988 and is noted for many technological innovations and philanthropic endeavors.

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• David Packard | Biography & Facts | Britannica

  Britannica Editors Last updated •History David Packard (born September 7, 1912, Pueblo, Colorado, U.S.—died March 26, 1996, Stanford, California) was an American electrical engineer and entrepreneur who cofounded the Hewlett-Packard Company, a manufacturer of computers, computer printers, and analytic and measuring equipment. [...] After receiving a B.A. from Stanford University in 1934, Packard worked for the General Electric Company in Schenectady, New York. In 1938 he returned to Stanford, where he earned a master’s degree in electrical engineering, and in 1939 he and William R. Hewlett established their firm in Packard’s garage with capital of $538. The company, in which Packard proved to be an expert administrator and Hewlett provided many technical innovations, grew into the world’s largest producer of electronic testing and measurement devices. It also became a major producer of personal computers and laser and inkjet printers. Packard served as Hewlett-Packard’s president from 1947 to 1964, chief executive officer from 1964 to 1968, and chairman of the board from 1964 to 1968 and from 1972 to 1993. [...] In 1968 U.S. President-elect Richard M. Nixon appointed Packard deputy to Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird. Packard oversaw the initial plans for the development of two of the country’s most successful jet fighter programs, the F-16 and the A-10. He served until 1971, when he resigned and returned to Hewlett-Packard the next year as chairman of the board. In the 1970s and ’80s Packard was a prominent adviser to the White House on defense procurement and management. Quick Facts Born: : September 7, 1912, Pueblo, Colorado, U.S. Died: : March 26, 1996, Stanford, California (aged 83) Awards And Honors: : Presidential Medal of Freedom (1988) See all related content

• David Packard - Wikipedia

  David Packard (/ˈpækərd/ PAK-ərd; September 7, 1912 – March 26, 1996) was an American electrical engineer and co-founder, with Bill Hewlett, of Hewlett-Packard (1939), serving as president (1947–64), CEO (1964–68), and chairman of the board (1964–68, 1972–93) of HP. He served as U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense from 1969 to 1971 during the Nixon administration. Packard served as president of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) from 1976 to 1981 and chairman of its board of regents from 1973 to 1982. He was a member of the Trilateral Commission. Packard was the recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1988 and is noted for many technological innovations and philanthropic endeavors. ## Personal life [edit] [...] a combined donation of $77 million to Stanford in 1994, for which the university named the David Packard Electrical Engineering Building in his honor.

• David Packard

  Skip to content # David Packard Hometown: Palo Alto, Calif. Sex: Male Alma Mater: Stanford University Religion: Episcopalian Era: 20th Century Source of Fortune: + Technology Philanthropic Focus: + Conservation + Public Policy + Higher Education David Packard was the co-founder of Hewlett-Packard, a pioneering business that accelerated many of America’s greatest technological achievements during the 20th century. A prominent public servant and philanthropist, he was a leading funder of conservation efforts, public-policy think tanks, and his alma mater, Stanford University. [...] Packard was born in Pueblo, Colorado, in 1912. From a young age, he was fascinated by science. Relying on the World Book Encyclopedia, he dabbled in chemistry, cooking up his own homemade explosives—until he nearly blew off his left thumb. (From then on, young David favored tinkering with handmade crystal radio sets.) By the time he was in high school, the six-foot-five Packard stood out for his athletic prowess—he lettered in football, basketball, and track—and his academic achievement. [...] David Packard, who flourished so abundantly in the American capitalist system, was a firm believer in the power of free markets to enrich society as a whole. He served for years on the boards of the Hoover Institution, the Herbert Hoover Foundation, and the American Enterprise Institute. He was an enthusiastic patron of each, reported Philanthropy magazine in 2000, “donating his time, talents, and fortune to their success.” When AEI hit hard financial times in the early 1980s, Packard “helped very significantly with his finances and his advice,” according to former AEI president Christopher DeMuth. “He bailed us out. He was a hands-on trustee, a great man.”

• NAE Website - Dr. David Packard

  Dave Packard was one of the richest men in the United States and also among the most generous. Over the years he and his wife, who died in 1987, contributed tens of millions of dollars to Stanford and other educational institutions, to various community organizations, to scientific research, health care, conservation, and the arts. The David and Lucile Packard Foundation was founded in 1964 to help direct the family's philanthropic activities. At the end of 1996 its assets totaled $7.4 billion, placing it in the top tier of America's charitable foundations. [...] From humble beginnings in a Palo Alto garage in 1939, Packard and his partner, Bill Hewlett, built an engineering-based company that today is a multinational enterprise with more than 100,000 employees in 120 countries and annual revenues exceeding $40 billion. Its technical prowess, innovative management practices, and consistent commercial success—all legacies of Dave Packard—have made it the prototype of the modern technological company and one of the most widely admired corporations in the world.

• Agilent | David Packard

  From 1936 to 1938, Packard was an engineer with the General Electric Co. in Schenectady, N.Y. In 1938, he returned to Palo Alto and the following year formed a partnership known as Hewlett-Packard Company with William R. Hewlett, a friend and Stanford classmate. The first product was a resistance-capacitance audio oscillator based on a design developed by Hewlett when he was in graduate school. The company's first "plant" was a small garage in Palo Alto, and the initial capital amounted to $538. Packard served as a partner in the company from its founding in 1939 until it was incorporated in 1947. In 1947, he became president, a post he held until 1964, when he was elected chairman of the board and chief executive officer. [...] Packard was a trustee of the Herbert Hoover Foundation, the American Enterprise Institute and The Hoover Institution. He was vice chairman of the California Nature Conservancy in 1983, and from 1983 to 1989, served as a director of the Wolf Trap Foundation, Vienna, Va., an organization devoted to the performing arts. In 1985, Packard was appointed by former President Reagan to chair the Blue Ribbon Commission on Defense Management. He also was a member of The Trilateral Commission from 1973 to 1981. From 1975 to 1982, he was a member of the US-USSR Trade & Economic Council's committee on science and technology, and he chaired the U.S.-Japan Advisory Commission from 1983 to 1985. He also was a member of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology from 1990 to 1992. [...] Packard left the company in 1969 to become U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense in the first Nixon administration. He served in this capacity for almost three years and resigned his post in 1971. When he returned to California, he was re-elected chairman of the board of HP. Over the years, Packard was active in a number of professional, educational, civic and business organizations. He was a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, a member of the National Academy of Engineering and a lifetime member of the Instrument Society of America. He also was a co-founder and past chairman of the American Electronics Association.

• Award

  Presidential Medal of Freedom

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• Gender

  male

• Educated At

  Stanford University

• Instance Of

  Q5

• Occupation

  engineer

• Citizenship

  United States

• Date Of Birth

  9/7/1912

• Date Of Death

  3/26/1996

• Place Of Birth

  Pueblo

• Place Of Death

  Stanford