David Packard (1912-1996) was an American engineer and entrepreneur who co founded Hewlett-Packard (HP) in a Palo Alto garage in 1939, helping to spark what would become Silicon Valley. A Stanford graduate and former U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense, he built HP into a global technology company known for its innovative electronics and its influential, people-centered management style. Packard is remembered both for pioneering modern high tech culture and for his philanthropy, especially in education, conservation, and public policy. His encouragement to “take risks” and “ask big questions” reflects the experimental spirit that defined early HP where trying, failing, and iterating were seen as essential ingredients of meaningful progress.
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