Gordon Raymond Knight

Background

Knight, Gordon Raymond was born on October 6, 1940 in Oakland, California, United States. Son of Bert Norman and Ruth Edna (Sommers) Knight.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1962; Master of Science, Stanford University, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1967.

Career

Engineer, Lockheed Missiles and Space Company, Sunnyvale, California, 1962-1963; senior engineer, Sylvania Electronic Defense laboratories, Mountain View, California, 1963-1969; senior engineer, Ampex Corporation, Redwood City, California, 1969-1970; manager Research Center, Xerox, Palo Alto, California, 1970-1980; founder, director engineering, Optimen Corporation, Sunnyvale, 1980-1986; co-founder, vice president engineering, Maxoptix/Maxtor Corporation, San Jose, California, since 1986.

Achievements

• Gordon Raymond Knight has been listed as a noteworthy Electronics executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Interests

• Avocations: wine collecting, photography, cross-country skiing.

Connections

Married Nancy Elisabeth Hennings, June 10, 1962 (divorced December 1980). Married Doris Yuan-Ping Ma, December 19, 1981. Children: Gregory, Marshall, Michael.

Father:

Bert Norman Knight

Mother:

Ruth Edna (Sommers) Knight

Spouse:

Doris Yuan-Ping Ma

Spouse:

Nancy Elisabeth Hennings

child:

Gregory Knight

child:

Marshall Knight

child:

Michael Knight