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John Leroy Hennessy (born September 22, 1952) is an American computer scientist who is chairperson of Alphabet Inc. (Google). Hennessy is one of the founders of MIPS Technologies and Atheros, and also the tenth President of Stanford University. Hennessy announced that he would step down in the summer of 2016.
John LeRoy Hennessy es fundador de MIPS Technologies; fue el décimo presidente de la Universidad Stanford. Consiguió su licenciatura en Ingeniería Eléctrica en la Universidad Villanova, y su master y Doctor Philosophiae en ciencias de la computación en la Universidad Estatal de Nueva York en Stony Brook.
Biography. As Stanford University’s 10th president, John L. Hennessy led the university’s extraordinary growth in multidisciplinary research and teaching from 2000 to 2016. Keeping Stanford accessible and affordable to outstanding students was among his priorities, and during his presidency, Stanford’s financial aid program became one of ...
Bio. John L. Hennessy joined Stanford’s faculty in 1977 as an assistant professor of electrical engineering. He rose through the academic ranks to full professorship in 1986 and was the inaugural Willard R. and Inez Kerr Bell Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from 1987 to 2004.
John L. Hennessy joined Stanford’s faculty in 1977 as an assistant professor of electrical engineering. He rose through the academic ranks to full professorship in 1986 and was the inaugural Willard R. and Inez Kerr Bell Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from 1987 to 2004.
30 de dic. de 2023 · John L. Hennessy. John Hennessy served as Stanford's tenth president from 2000 – 2016. Latest updates. John Hennessy to receive the National Science Board Vannevar Bush Award. The former Stanford president is honored for his pioneering work in computer science and his dedication to supporting future leaders in the sciences, and beyond.
Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, United Kingdom, Elected 2017. Legendary Leader, Churchill Club, Silicon Valley, 2017. Okawa Prize for Information and Telecommunications, 2017. Honorary Doctorate, University of Strathclyde, 2016. James F. and Mary Lynn Gibbons Endowed Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, 2016.
