High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! David Packard (September 7, 1912 March 26, 1996) was a co-founder of Hewlett-Packard (1939), serving as president (1947 1964), CEO (1964 1968), and Chairman of the Board (1964 1968, 1972 1993). He served as U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense from 1969-1971 during the Nixon administration. Packard was the recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1988 and is noted for many technological innovations and philanthropic endeavors.