Occupation Executive Name Edward McCracken | Role Executive | |
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Ed McCracken was CEO of Silicon Graphics (SGI) from 1984 to 1997. Under his leadership, SGI grew from annual revenues of $5.4 million to $3.7 billion. Prior to leading Silicon Graphics, he spent 16 years as an executive with Hewlett-Packard.
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McCracken became Chairman of SGI's board in 1994. He also served on the boards of Digital Research and National Semiconductor.
He was a "White House regular" during the Clinton administration and appeared with Bill Clinton and Al Gore to promote the benefits of technology.
Education
McCracken earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Iowa State University in 1966 and an MBA from Stanford University.
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