John Hennessy is the current President of Stanford University, one of the most prestigious universities in the world. He has served as President since 2000, and has been credited with transforming Stanford into a world-renowned research institution. He has overseen the expansion of the university's research
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John Leroy Hennessy is an American computer scientist and chairman of Alphabet Inc. Hennessy is one of the founders of MIPS Technologies and Atheros, serving as 10th president of Stanford University from 2000 to 2016. He was succeeded as president by Marc Tessier-Lavigne. Marc Andreessen called him "the godfather of Silicon Valley."