Patricia dunn biography hp chairwoman
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Former Barclays Global Invetors CEO Patricia Dunn, BA 75 (Journalism), a pioneer for women in business who served on the Haas Board for 11 years, passed away Sunday after a long battle against cancer. She was
Dunn served on the Haas Board, which advises the dean, from to and the board of Hewlett-Packard from to after a successful investment banking career that included leading Barclays Global Investors (BGI) as its CEO from to
Dunns connection to the Haas School came through her husband, Haas alumnus William Jahnke, MBA 69, a former CEO of Wells Fargo Investment Advisers, where he and Dunn met. In addition to serving on the Haas Board, Dunn annually sponsored a table at the Haas Gala and was a major sponsor of the Haaski Golf Tournament, which she also played. In addition, she was a sponsor of the Women in Leadership Dinner and spoke at various Haas events.
Pattie Dunn was a generous champion of the Haas School and paved the way for women in business for our students and
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Patricia C. Dunn
American businesswoman and executive (–)
For other people with the same name, see Pat Dunn (disambiguation).
Patricia C. Dunn (March 27, – månad 4, )[1] was the non-executive chairman of the board of Hewlett-Packard (HP) from February until September 22, , when she resigned her position.
On October 4, , Bill Lockyer, the California attorney general, charged Dunn with four felonies for her role in the HP spying scandal. Some members of the press reported that Dunn had been scapegoated.[2] On March 14, , California Superior Court Judge Ray Cunningham dismissed the charges against her.
Early life
[edit]Born in Burbank, California, Dunn grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada, where both her parents were involved in the casino industry. Her father was the entertainment manager for the Dunes and Tropicana hotel-casinos, and her mother was a model and entertainer.[3] When Dunn was only eleven, her father died.[4] Her mother su
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Patricia Dunn dies at 58; Hewlett-Packard chairwoman
Reporting from San Francisco — Patricia Dunn, the former Hewlett-Packard Co. chairwoman whose role in an explosive corporate spying scandal overshadowed her storybook rise from temporary secretary to one of corporate America’s most powerful women, has died. She was
Dunn, who had battled ovarian cancer for nearly eight years, died Sunday morning at her home in Orinda, Calif. Her death was confirmed by Hewlett-Packard spokesman Michael Thacker.
Dunn dropped out of the public spotlight since resigning as outside chairwoman of Hewlett-Packard in September amid a media firestorm that she had approved a surveillance and sting operation to plug board-level leaks about one of the world’s largest technology companies.
The revelation that HP spied on its board members, employees and journalists triggered state and federal criminal investigations and a congressional inquiry. Prosecutors later dropped charges against Dunn, w