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David Packard was an American electrical engineer and co-founder, with William Hewlett, of Hewlett-Packard , serving as president , CEO , and Chairman of the Board 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 from 1976 to 1981 and chairman of its Board of Regents from 1973 to 1982.

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.



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✵ 7. September 1912 – 26. March 1996
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Famous David Packard Quotes

“Marketing is far too important to be left only to the marketing department!.”

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David Packard cited in Philip Kotler (2000), Marketing Management, Millenium Edition. p. 13

“Set out to build a company and make a contribution, not an empire and a fortune.”

David Packard

Source: Bill & Dave, 2007, p. 394

“The most important question we have to deal with, is a combination of population control and the control of our environment — how to utilize the world in as effective a way as we can for the future of mankind.”

David Packard

David Packard in: Rushworth M. Kidder (1987), An Agenda for the 21st Century, p. 132

“The best company management is one that combines a sense of corporate greatness and destiny, with empathy for - and fidelity to - the average employee.”

David Packard

Source: Bill & Dave, 2007, p. 393

“I want to discuss why a company exists in the first place. In other words, why are we here? I think many people assume, wrongly, that a company exists simply to make money. While this is an important result of a company’s existence, we have to go deeper and find the real reasons for our being.... Purpose (which should last at least 100 years) should not be confused with specific goals or business strategies (which should change many times in 100 years). Whereas you might achieve a goal or complete a strategy, you cannot fulfill a purpose; it’s like a guiding star on the horizon—forever pursued but never reached. Yet although purpose itself does not change, it does inspire change. The very fact that purpose can never be fully realized means that an organization can never stop stimulating change and progress.”

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David Packard (1960) cited in: Bruce Jones. "The Difference Between Purpose and Mission." in Harvard Business Review, Feb. 02, 2016.

“The greatest success goes to the person who is not afraid to fail in front of even the largest audience.”

David Packard

Source: Bill & Dave, 2007, p. 393

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