David Packard

David Packard
13th United States Deputy Secretary of Defense
In office
January 24, 1969 – December 13, 1971
PresidentRichard Nixon
Preceded byPaul Nitze
Succeeded byKenneth Rush
Personal details
Born(1912-09-07)September 7, 1912
Pueblo, Colorado, U.S.
DiedMarch 26, 1996(1996-03-26) (aged 83)
Stanford, California, U.S.
SpouseLucile Salter (d. 1987)
Children4; including David Woodley, Susan and Julie
EducationStanford University
University of Colorado at Boulder
Known forCo-founder of Hewlett-Packard.
Member of Trilateral Commission.
AwardsSylvanus Thayer Award (1982)
Presidential Medal of Freedom (1988)
Public Welfare Medal (1989)

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.[1] 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.

  1. ^ "Uniformed Services University". www.usuhs.edu. Archived from the original on March 18, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2020.

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