Title
Coleman, Ken oral historyCatalog Number
102740136Type
DocumentDescription
A math major at Ohio State, Coleman came to the Bay area with the Air Force. Upon leaving the Air Force, Roy Clay at Hewlett-Packard hired him as a recruiter. His first job, 1972, was looking at 100 resumes per day for HP’s new computer division. Shortly, HP sent him to Northern Europe to set up a Human Resources group, then as 4th person at HP’s 3000 team.Coleman describes work at HP, Activision and Silicon Graphics, and the evolution of his skillset from HR to legal to operations, becoming the Chief Administrative Officer of Silicon Graphics where he commissioned and oversaw the construction of the Computer History Museum’s headquarters building. He served first as CAO, then VP of Service, then VP of Sales, as SGI grew from $10 Million to $4 Billion in revenue. Coleman discusses SGI evolution and key contributions of players like Ramsey, McCracken, Clark, Baskett, and VC Kramlich.
Coleman, the Valley’s first black recruiter, discusses diversity in hiring at length; he now serves as Advisor to the Andreesen/Horowitz investment firm.
Date
2017-03-15Contributor
Coleman, Ken, Interviewee |
House, Charles, Interviewer |
Publisher
Computer History MuseumPlace of Publication
Mountain View, CAExtent
41 p.Format
PDFCategory
TranscriptionSubject
Hewlett-Packard; Activision; Silicon Graphics; Diversity; Crawford Beveridge; Doyle, John; Levy, Ken; Ramsey, Mike; Baskett, Forest; McCracken, Ed; Clark, Jim; Lauer, Gary; Kramlich, C. RichardCollection Title
CHM Oral History CollectionCredit
Computer History MuseumLot Number
X8129.2017Related Records
102740137 | Coleman, Ken oral history |