Stanford University's first "geek president" celebrates his 10th anniversary this fall having established what many academic observers call a new model for American college leadership, once the province of tweedy scholars.
As the first high-tech entrepreneur to lead a top research university, John Hennessy has re-rooted Stanford in Silicon Valley -- while extending its global reach.
In a roller-coaster decade, the popular leader has presided over more than $6.3 billion in gifts and dozens of new construction projects that place the university in the red-hot center of innovation, from stem cells and neurosciences to energy and the environment. For four years in a row, Stanford has raised more money than any university in the country.
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Author: Lisa M. Krieger
