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Honored Persons Database

Displaying 1 – 20 of 130 Honorees (Category: Business Executive, with portraits)

  • Stanley (Stan) T. Myers

    Former President and CEO of SEMI (Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International), Myers served in that role from 1996 until stepping back from executive leadership in 2011. On January 11, 2012, he was...

  • Michael J. Maples, Sr.

    Advisor to Microsoft on strategic relationships and management initiatives, Maples is an Angel investor who has been active in the computer industry for more than 30 years, and is sometimes described as...

  • William Wang

    Founder and CEO of Vizio, Inc., Wang was born and raised in Taiwan, moved to Hawaii, United States at the age of 13 and then to California at the age of 14....

  • Paul G. Miller

    Responsible for all computer systems at Control Data Corporation (CDC) and for the technical direction of computer and memory development programs, Miller served as Vice President and Group General Manager of CDC's...

  • Ruth A. David

    Credited with encouraging the CIA to pursue partnerships with the private sector, Ruth A. David also designed a proposal to procure technology at the stage of development from private industry. Her work earned...

  • Thomas John Watson, Sr.

    Former CEO of IBM who oversaw the company's growth into an international force from 1914 to 1956, Watson developed IBM's renowned management style and corporate culture, and turned the company into one...

  • Andrew Mason

    Developer of Groupon, a website that sells deals to local businesses, Mason grew up in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh, and graduated from Mt. Lebanon High School in 1999. He...

  • Andrew (Andy) Stephen Grove

    One of the earliest employees of Intel Corporation, Grove ultimately played key leadership roles in its success.

  • Thomas Siebel

    Founder of Siebel Systems and pioneer of customer relationship management (CRM), Siebel revolutionized sales by developing software to automate sales and customer service activities. He graduated from the University of Illinois at...

  • Jeffrey Skoll

    The first employee and first President of internet auction firm eBay, Skoll is a Canadian-born engineer and internet entrepreneur living in Los Angeles, California, with an estimated net worth of $US 3.2...

  • Barbara Grant

    Vice president and General Manager of the Data Storage Division of Removable Media Storage Solutions at IBM, Grant held that role as part of a 21-year career with the company spanning a...

  • Diane B. Greene

    Co-founder and former CEO of VMware, Greene led the company through an IPO and to a $2B run-rate. Born in Rochester, New York, she was raised in Annapolis, Md. She received her...

  • John T. Chambers

    CEO of Cisco, Chambers joined the company in 1991 as senior vice president, Worldwide Sales and Operations. When he assumed the role of CEO in January 1995, the company grew from $1.2...

  • Tsugio Makimoto

    A leader in Japan's semiconductor industry, Makimoto is sometimes called "Mr. Semiconductor" in Japan. He participated in the controversy over the trade conflict in the semiconductor industry between Japan and the US...

  • Judith (Judy) L. Estrin

    Leader of the team that developed one of the first commercial local area network systems, Z-net, Estrin is an American business executive and technology entrepreneur who co-founded seven companies with Bill Carrico. She...

  • Anthony Brian Cleaver

    Member of the team that developed one of the first computerized cash machines in Essex, England, Cleaver began his career as a Systems Engineer with IBM, UK Ltd. in 1962, holding many...

  • George Winthrop Fairchild

    Chairman of IBM from its founding through 1924, Fairchild was a pivotal figure in the early history of the company. Primarily self-educated, he rose to prominence through his own effort and enterprise....

  • Robert (Bob) William Taylor

    Leader of teams that made major contributions to the personal computer and other related technologies, Taylor is sometimes called the father of the modern Internet. Born in Dallas, Texas in 1932, the adopted...

  • Steve Lukasik

    Chief Scientist of the Federal Communications Commission, Lukasik advised the Commission on technical issues in communication regulation and the management of non-government use of the electromagnetic spectrum. He received a B.S. in Physics...

  • David (Dave) A. Duffield

    Co-founder of PeopleSoft, where PeopleSoft V1 (late 1980s) was the first fully integrated, robust client–server HRMS application suite, Duffield is an American businessman in the software industry. He has also served as...