John L. Hennessy is the founder of MIPS Computer Systems Inc., and is currently serving as the 10th President of Stanford University. He earned his Bachelor's degree from Villanova University, and his Master's degree and Ph.D. from Stony Brook University . MIPS Technologies, formerly MIPS Computer Systems, is most widely known for developing the MIPS architecture, a series of pioneering RISC CPUs. ... For other meanings of Stanford, see Stanford (disambiguation). ... A bachelors degree is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts three or four years. ... Villanova University is a Roman Catholic university in Villanova, Penn. ... A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate or graduate course of one to three years in duration. ... Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. ... Stony Brook University Stony Brook University (SBU) or the University at Stony Brook (USB), or the State University of New York at Stony Brook (SUNYSB), located in Stony Brook, New York, USA, is one of the premier public universities in the United States with more than 21,000 students enrolled. ...

Hennessy became a Stanford faculty member in 1977. In 1984, he used his sabbatical year to found MIPS Computer Systems Inc. to commercialize his research in RISC processors. 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... MIPS Technologies, formerly MIPS Computer Systems, is most widely known for developing the MIPS architecture, a series of pioneering RISC CPUs. ... Reduced Instruction Set Computing, is a microprocessor CPU design philosophy that favors a smaller and simpler set of instructions that all take about the same amount of time to execute. ...

In 1987, he became the Willard and Inez Kerr Bell Endowed Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Hennessy served as director of Stanford's Computer System Laboratory (1989-1993), a research center run by Stanford's Electrical Engineering and Computer Science departments. 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003) Events Media:January January 1 - Czechoslovakia divides. ...

Hennessy was chair of the Department of Computer Science (1994-1996) and Dean of the School of Engineering (1996-1999). 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

In 1999, Stanford President Gerhard Casper appointed Hennessy to the office of Provost of Stanford University. 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Gerhard Casper (born 1937) is a constitutional scholar who is currently a faculty member at Stanford University. ... This article is about the higher education title of provost. ...

When Casper stepped down to focus on teaching in 2000, the Stanford Board of Trustees named Hennessy to succeed Casper as president. As Stanford's president, Hennessy earns an annual salary of $566,581. He also continues to serve on the MIPS board of directors, where he receives additional monetary compensation. 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He joined the board of Google, Inc., in exchange for 65,000 shares of the company; at the time of Google's IPO, his shares were worth over $7 million. Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...

External links

• Official Biography from the Office of the President of Stanford University (http://www.stanford.edu/dept/president/biography/)