COMPANY

Computer hardware company founded 1939 by William Hewlett and David Packard in the garage of their shared rental house in Palo Alto, California.

Official Website:
http://www.hp.com/

Industry:
Computer

Ticker:
NYSE:HPQ

Corporate headquarters:
Palo Alto, CA

Sales:
$118B (2008)

Employees:
320,000

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Leo Apotheker	Business	18-Sep-1953		CEO of Hewlett-Packard, 2010-11
Edward W. Barnholt	Business	1943		CEO of Agilent Technologies, 1999-2005
Richard E. Belluzzo	Business	c. 1954		CEO of Quantum
Michael D. Capellas	Business	19-Aug-1955		CEO of First Data
Carly Fiorina	Business	6-Sep-1954		CEO of Hewlett Packard, 1999-2005
Robert J. Frankenberg	Business	c. 1947		CEO of Novell, 1994-96
Richard A. Hackborn	Business	c. 1937		Former HP Vice President
William Hewlett	Business	20-May-1913	12-Jan-2001	Co-Founder of Hewlett-Packard
Mark Hurd	Business	1957		President of Oracle
Koh Boon Hwee	Business	?		Chairman of DBS Group
Thomas J. Iannotti	Business	c. 1957		Managing Director Americas, HP
Vyomesh Joshi	Business	c. 1956		EVP Imaging & Printing, Hewlett-Packard
Ann M. Livermore	Business	c. 1958		HP Technology Solutions Group
David Packard	Business	7-Sep-1912	26-Mar-1996	Co-Founder of Hewlett Packard
Antonio M. Perez	Business	c. 1947		CEO of Kodak
Lew Platt	Business	11-Apr-1941	8-Sep-2005	CEO of Hewlett-Packard, 1992-99
Willem P. Roelandts	Business	4-Jan-1945		CEO of Xilinx, 1996-2008
Kasper Rorsted	Business	24-Feb-1962		EVP at Henkel
William P. Sullivan	Business	1949		CEO of Agilent Technologies
Carolyn M. Ticknor	Business	c. 1947		President HP Printing Systems, 1991-2001
Robert P. Wayman	Business	c. 1945		CFO of Hewlett-Packard
Meg Whitman	Business	4-Aug-1956		CEO of Hewlett-Packard
John A. Young	Business	24-Apr-1932		CEO of Hewlett Packard, 1978-92
Duane E. Zitzner	Business	26-Jun-1947		Former EVP, Hewlett Packard

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Marc Andreessen	Computer Programmer	26-Apr-1971		Co-Founder of Netscape
Leo Apotheker	Business	18-Sep-1953		CEO of Hewlett-Packard, 2010-11
Lawrence T. Babbio, Jr.	Business	c. 1944		President of Verizon
Sari M. Baldauf	Business	10-Aug-1955		Head of Nokia Networks, 1998-2005
Richard A. Hackborn	Business	c. 1937		Former HP Vice President
John H. Hammergren	Business	1959		CEO of McKesson
Joel Hyatt	Attorney	c. 1950		Hyatt Legal Services
Robert L. Ryan	Business	c. 1943		CFO of Medtronic, 1993-2005
Lucille S. Salhany	Business	?		CEO of UPN, 1994-97
G. Kennedy Thompson	Business	25-Nov-1950		CEO of Wachovia, 2000-08
Robert P. Wayman	Business	c. 1945		CFO of Hewlett-Packard
Meg Whitman	Business	4-Aug-1956		CEO of Hewlett-Packard

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Luis W. Alvarez	Physicist	13-Jun-1911	1-Sep-1988	Particle accelerator, extinction of dinosaurs
Philip M. Condit	Business	2-Aug-1941		CEO of Boeing, 1996-2003
Patricia Dunn	Business	27-Mar-1953	4-Dec-2011	Hewlett Packard chair, 2005-06
Thomas E. Everhart	Physicist	15-Feb-1932		President of CalTech, 1987-97
Sam Ginn	Business	c. 1938		CEO of Airtouch Communications, 1993-99
Harold J. Haynes	Business	29-Sep-1925	8-Jul-2009	CEO of Standard Oil of California, 1974-81
William Hewlett	Business	20-May-1913	12-Jan-2001	Co-Founder of Hewlett-Packard
James D. Hodgson	Government	3-Dec-1915		US Secretary of Labor, 1970-73
Shirley Hufstedler	Judge	24-Aug-1925		US Secretary of Education, 1979-81
Mark Hurd	Business	1957		President of Oracle
Jay Keyworth	Physicist	c. 1939		Science advisor to Reagan
Robert E. Knowling, Jr.	Business	c. 1954		CEO of Covad, 1998-2000
David M. Lawrence	Business	c. 1940		CEO of Kaiser KHFP, 1991-2002
Sanford M. Litvack	Attorney	c. 1937		General Counsel of Disney, 1991-98
David Packard	Business	7-Sep-1912	26-Mar-1996	Co-Founder of Hewlett Packard
Tom Perkins	Business	1932		Co-Founder, Kleiner-Perkins
Lew Platt	Business	11-Apr-1941	8-Sep-2005	CEO of Hewlett-Packard, 1992-99
Condoleezza Rice	Government	14-Nov-1954		US Secretary of State, 2005-09
John A. Young	Business	24-Apr-1932		CEO of Hewlett Packard, 1978-92

NOTABLE EMPLOYEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Barney Oliver	Astronomer	27-May-1916	23-Nov-1995	SETI researcher

EMPLOYMENT

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Jeffry R. Allen	Business	c. 1952		Former VP at Network Appliance
David J. Barram	Government	c. 1943		GSA Administrator, 1996-2001
Robert T. Bond	Business	c. 1943		COO of Rational Software, 1996-98
Michael A. Brown	Business	c. 1958		CEO of Quantum, 1995-2002
Jean-Louis Gassée	Business	1944		Founder of Be, Inc.
Ronald E. Goldsberry	Business	12-Sep-1942		Former VP, Ford
Gail E. Hamilton	Business	c. 1951		Former EVP at Symantec
Eugene Jarvis	Computer Programmer	1955		Defender, Robotron, Smash TV
Steve Jobs	Business	24-Feb-1955	5-Oct-2011	Co-Founder of Apple Computer
William S. Kaiser	Business	c. 1955		Greylock Partners
Edward R. McCracken	Business	c. 1944		CEO of Silicon Graphics, 1984-98
Carol Mills	Business	c. 1953		Former EVP at Juniper Networks
Col Needham	Encyclopaedist	26-Jan-1967		IMDB founder
John B. Peatman	Educator	?		Engineering Professor at Georgia Tech
Tom Perkins	Business	1932		Co-Founder, Kleiner-Perkins
Cheryl L. Shavers	Business	c. 1953		Under Secy. Commerce for Technology, 1999-2001
Albert K. W. Siu	Business	?		Chief Learning Officer at AT&T, 1996-2002
Mike Volpi	Business	c. 1966		CEO of Joost
Daniel J. Warmenhoven	Business	c. 1950		CEO of Network Appliance
Steve Wozniak	Computer Programmer	11-Aug-1950		Co-Founder of Apple Computer

EXTRANEOUS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
W. Edwards Deming	Mathematician	14-Oct-1900	20-Dec-1993	Quality Control guru
William F. Sharpe	Economist	16-Jun-1934		Capital asset pricing model
John Vlissides	Computer Programmer	2-Aug-1961	24-Nov-2005	Author number 4 of the Gang of Four
Phil Zimmermann	Computer Programmer	12-Feb-1954		Creator of PGP

CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Larry Bird	Basketball	7-Dec-1956		Boston Celtics
Mark Burnett	Film/TV Producer	17-Jul-1960		Survivor, Eco-Challenge, etc.
Paulo Coelho	Novelist	24-Aug-1947		The Alchemist
Mark Cuban	Basketball	31-Jul-1958		Broadcast.com founder bought Dallas Mavericks
Rhys Darby	Actor	21-Mar-1974		Murray on Flight of the Conchords
Dr. Dre	Music Producer	18-Feb-1965		Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang
Michel Gondry	Film Director	8-May-1963		Innovative music video director
Seth Green	Actor	8-Feb-1974		Dr. Evil's son Scott
Jay-Z	Rapper	4-Dec-1969		Can I Get A...
Petra Nemcova	Model	24-Jun-1979		Supermodel, survived 2004 tsunami
Jerry Seinfeld	Comic	29-Apr-1954		A show about nothing
Vera Wang	Fashion Designer	27-Jun-1949		Designer of wedding dresses
Shaun White	Sports Figure	3-Sep-1986		The Flying Tomato
Pharrell Williams	Music Producer	5-Apr-1973		The Neptunes

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