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Perkins, Thomas, 1842-1907We have 2 books for this author.Thomas James Perkins (born 1932) is an American businessman, capitalist, and was one of the founders of leading venture capital firm Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers. EducationPerkins received a B.S. in EECS (course 6) from MIT in 1953. He earned an MBA from Harvard in 1957.[1] CareerIn 1963, he was invited by Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard to become the administrative head of the research department at Hewlett-Packard. He was the first general manager of HP's computer divisions, credited with helping shepherd HP's entry into the minicomputer business. During the 1960s, he also started University Laboratories, which was later merged into Spectra-Physics. In 1972, with Eugene Kleiner, Frank Caufield, and Brook Byers, he co-founded Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, one of the first Sand Hill Road venture capital firms. He served as a director of Applied Materials, Compaq, Corning Glass, Genentech, Hewlett-Packard, and Philips Electronics.[2] He served as the only chairman of Tandem Computers, from its founding in 1974 until its 1997 merger with Compaq. Perkins was also chairman of Genentech from 1976 until 1990 when it merged with Roche Holding Ltd.[3] During the HP/Compaq merger fight in 2001, Perkins was a member of the Compaq board and an outspoken supporter of the merger.[4] He joined the HP Board of Directors in the merger, retired, and officially rejoined the HP board days before Carly Fiorina was fired from her posts as chairman and chief executive officer of HP. Controversial Resignation from HP BoardPerkins resigned from HP's board on May 18, 2006 over the actions taken by the board's chair, Patricia C. Dunn, to ferret out the board-level source of media leaks using methods Perkins considered unethical and possibly illegal. HP gave no cause in the SEC-required 8-K filing, and according to Perkins refused to amend the filing to indicate his reasons for resigning.[5] In response, Perkins disclosed his reasons publicly, triggering an SEC investigation and significant media interest into HP's leak-finding activities.[6][7] Perkins's residential phone records were obtained through a method known as pretexting. AT&T confirmed that someone pretended to be Perkins, using his phone number and his Social Security Number.[8] HP confirmed that the investigative firm they hired used pretexting to obtain information on the call records of the directors.[9] HP's investigation found that Dr. George Keyworth II was the source of several leaks. At the May 18, 2006 board meeting, Dr. Keyworth admitted to leaking information but refused to resign after the board passed a resolution calling for his resignation. HP's board decided on August 31, 2006 to not renominate Dr. Keyworth for another term as director. The SEC and the State of California have both begun inquiries into the methods used by HP to investigate its directors. Personal lifePerkins had two children with his first wife, the former Gerd Thune-Ellefsen. After she died in 1994, he married romance novelist Danielle Steel in March 1998; her book The Klone and I (ISBN 0-385-32392-1) was about their friendship. They separated in August 1999 and were later amicably divorced.[10] In July 2006, he formally launched his 289-foot sailing yacht named "The Maltese Falcon" - one of the world's three largest privately owned yachts.[11][12][13] He has houses in California and East Sussex, England.[14] BookIn January 2006, Perkins published his first romance novel, Sex and the Single Zillionaire, (ISBN 0-06-085167-8) which he dedicated to Steel. The plot of the book is based on a reality TV idea which was pitched to Perkins, where he would date a series of women and choose one to marry. He claims that "no 'ghost' did the writing." Proceeds from the book will be donated to Harvard University.[10] References
This biographical information was gathered from the Thomas_Perkins page, courtesy of the Wikipedia project. BooksBell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Saint Albans With an Account of the Fabric & a Short History of the AbbeyBell's Cathedrals: Wimbourne Minster and Christchurch Priory A Short History of Their Foundation and a Description of Their Buildings |
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