John Richard Powers, III

Background

III, John Richard Powers, was born on December 11, 1940 in Rochester, New York, United States. Son of John Richard and Virginia Estelle (Kindgen) Powers.

Education

Bachelor, Hendrix College, 1964. Master of Science, Purdue University, 1966. Postgraduate, American University, 1970—1972.

Career

Section manager Battelle Laboratories, Columbus, Ohio, 1966—1977. Co-founder Authorship Resource, 1977—1980. Manager software Atari, Inc., Sunnyvale, California, 1980—1982, Convergent Technologies, Santa Clara, 1982—1984, manager product development, 1984—1986.

Vice president research & development The Learning Company, Menlo Park, California, since 1986.

Achievements

• John Richard Powers, III has been listed as a noteworthy computer systems executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairman Boy Scouts American, since 1982.

Connections

Married Janey Hershey Powers, June 12, 1965. Children: Robert, Matthew, Jason.

Father:

John Richard Powers

Mother:

Virginia Estelle (Kindgen) Powers

Spouse:

Janey Hershey Powers

child:

Matthew III

child:

Jason III

child:

Robert III