Appendix B
AUTHENTIC LEADERS INTERVIEWED FOR TRUE NORTH
Here are the 125 individuals interviewed for this book, by age bracket.
 
Leaders over Seventy
Warren BennisUniversity Professor and Distinguished Professor of Business Administration, University of Southern California
Sir Adrian CadburyChairman, Cadbury Schweppes (1965-1989)
T. J. Dermot DunphyChairman, Kildare Enterprises LLC; Chairman and CEO, Sealed Air Corporation (1971-1999)
Fisher HoweFormer Associate Dean, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University
Sidney KnafelManaging Partner, SRK Management Company; Chairman, Insight Communications Company, Inc.; Chairman, Vision Cable Communications, Inc. (1971-1981)
John MackowskiChairman and CEO, The Atlantic Mutual Companies (1985-1988)
John MorgridgeChairman, Cisco Systems (1996-2006); CEO, Cisco Systems (1988-1995)
Zygmunt NagorskiFounder, Center for International Leadership
George ShultzU.S. Secretary of State (1982-1989); President, Bechtel (1975-1979)
Helmut SihlerChairman, Porsche AG; Chairman of the Central Board Management, Henkel KGaA (1980-1992)
John SmaleChairman, General Motors (1992-1996); Chairman and CEO, Proctor & Gamble (1981-1990)
Dr. Roy VagelosChairman and CEO, Merck & Co. (1985-1994)
John WhiteheadCo-chairman, Goldman Sachs (1976-1984); U.S. Deputy Secretary of State (1985-1989)
James “Jimmy” WilliamsChairman and CEO, SunTrust Banks (1985-1998)
Leaders in Their Sixties
Ned BarnholtChairman and CEO, Agilent (1999-2005)
Richard BraddockPartner, MidOcean Partners, LLP; President and COO, Citicorp (1990-1992)
Bill CampbellChairman and CEO, Intuit (1994-1998)
Marilyn Carlson NelsonChairman and CEO, Carlson Companies
Reatha Clark KingPresident, General Mills Foundation (1988-2002)
David CoxPresident and CEO, Cowles Media (1981-1998)
Ian CummingChairman, Leucadia National Corporation
Robert DayChairman and CEO, The TCW Group, Inc.
Brad FreemanFounder and Partner, Freeman Spogli & Co.
David GergenDirector, Center for Public Leadership, Kennedy School of Government; Harvard University; White House adviser to U.S. Presidents Nixon, Ford, Reagan, and Clinton
Alan HornPresident and COO, Warner Bros.
Jon HuntsmanChairman, Huntsman Corporation
Dick KovacevichChairman and CEO, Wells Fargo
Bowen “Buzz” McCoyAdjunct professor, USC; past Partner, Morgan Stanley
Jean-Pierre RossoChairman, World Economic Forum USA; Chairman and CEO, CaseNew Holland (1996-2004)
Robert RyanSenior Vice President and CFO, Medtronic (1993-2005)
Charles SchwabChairman and CEO, The Charles Schwab Corporation
Manny VillafanaFounder, Cardiac Pacemakers Inc. (now Guidant Corporation), St. Jude Medical, and ATS Medical
Sam A. WilliamsPresident, Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Leaders in Their Fifties
Brenda BarnesChairman and CEO, Sara Lee Corporation
Nancy BarryPresident, Women’s World Banking
John BrennanChairman and CEO, The Vanguard Group
Ellen BreyerCEO, Hazelden Foundation
Mike BuhrmannPartner, 1024 Partners, LLC; Founder and CEO, @mobile
Donald CartyChairman, Virgin America; Chairman and CEO, American Airlines (1998-2003)
Lady Lynn Forester de RothschildFounder and CEO, EL Rothschild, Ltd; Founder, FirstMark Communications, U.S. (1995-1997), Europe (1998-2000)
David DillonChairman and CEO, Kroger
Robert FisherChairman, Gap, Inc.
Ann FudgeChairman and CEO, Young & Rubicam
Paul GarciaChairman and CEO, Global Payments
Judy HaberkornPresident, Consumer Sales & Services, Verizon Communications, Inc. (1998-2000)
Michelle HooperManaging Partner, The Directors’ Council; past CEO, Voyager Expanded Learning; Vice President, Baxter Healthcare
Kris JohnsonManaging Partner, Affinity Capital; past Senior Vice President, Medtronic
Lois JuliberChief Operating Officer, Colgate Palmolive (2000-2004)
David KelleyCofounder and Chairman, IDEO; Professor of Design Division, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University
Randy KomisarPartner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers; CEO, LucasArts (1994-1995)
Per LofbergCEO, Merck Capital Ventures, LLC; Chairman, Medco Health (1993-2000)
Ellen MarramOperating Advisor, North Castle Partners; President and CEO, Tropicana (1993-1998)
Gail McGovernProfessor, Harvard Business School; President, Fidelity Personal Investments (1998-2002); EVP, Consumer Markets Division, AT&T (1996-1998)
Ann MooreChairman and CEO, Time, Inc.
Anne MulcahyChairman and CEO, Xerox
N. R. Narayana MurthyCofounder and Chief Mentor, Infosys; Chairman and CEO, Infosys (1981-2002)
Stephanie OdegardPresident, Odegard, Inc.
Joel PetersonLecturer, Stanford Business School; Managing Partner, Trammell Crow Company (1988-1991)
Addison “Tad” PiperVice Chairman, Piper Jaffray Companies; CEO, Piper Jaffray (1983-2000)
David PottruckChairman and CEO, Eos Airlines; Co-CEO and then CEO, Charles Schwab Corporation (1998-2004)
Joe Rogers Jr.Chairman and CEO, Waffle House
Steve RothschildFounder and Chairman, Twin Cities RISE!; past EVP, General Mills
Jon RoundsChief Operating Officer, Risc Ventures, LLC
Lewis SandersChairman and CEO, AllianceBernstein, L.P.
Howard SchultzChairman, Starbucks; CEO, Starbucks (1987-2000)
Kevin SharerChairman and CEO, Amgen
John ThainCEO, New York Stock Exchange
Jim ThompsonFounder and Executive Director, Positive Coaching Alliance
Marianne ToldalagiPresident, MCT Associates; SVP and General Manager, Consumer Travel Division, American Express (1995-2000)
Dr. Daniel VasellaChairman and CEO, Novartis AG
Judy VredenburghCEO, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
Leaders in Their Forties
Doug Baker Jr.Chairman and CEO, Ecolab
Mike BakerCEO, Arthrocare
Robert ChessChairman and CEO, Nektar Therapeutics
Bruce ChizenCEO, Adobe Systems
Chip ConleyFounder and CEO, Joie de Vivre Hotels
John DonahoePresident, eBay Marketplace; World wide Managing Director, Bain & Company (1999-2005)
Donna DubinskyCofounder and CEO, Numenta; Cofounder and CEO, Handspring (1998-2003); CEO, Palm, Inc. (1992-1998)
Mark ErnstChairman and CEO, H&R Block
Mark FeidlerPresident and COO, BellSouth Corporation
Fadi GhandourFounder and CEO, Aramex
Andrea JungChairman and CEO, Avon Products
Keith KrachFounder and former CEO, Ariba, Inc.
Vanda MarlowZen Hospice Project
Denise O’LearyDirector, Medtronic; former Partner, Menlo Ventures
Karl-Henrik RobertFounder, The Natural Step
Paula Rosput ReynoldsPresident and CEO, Safeco Corporation
Louise SamsPresident, Turner Broadcasting System International
Dan SchulmanCEO, Virgin Mobile USA
Michael SweeneyManaging Director, Goldner-Hawn Johnson & Morrison
Richard TaitFounder and Grand Poo Bah, Cranium
Kent ThiryChairman and CEO, DaVita
Carol ToméCFO, The Home Depot
Leaders in Their Thirties
Ian ChanFounder and former CEO, U.S. Genomics
Cesar CondeVice President, Univision
Lisa DaweRegional Operations Director, DaVita
Stephen DeBerryInvestment Director, Omidyar Network
Charles DimmlerGeneral Manager, Geron Corporation
Martha GoldbergVice President, Investor Relations,
AronsonMedtronic
Jamie IrickVice President, General Electric
Wendy KoppPresident and Founder, Teach For America
Chris LandonDirector, Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm Management
Bernard LooneyVice President, BP, Plc.
Philip McCreaFounder and former President, Vitesse Learning
Chris O’ConnellPresident, Medtronic Emergency Response Systems
Michal PetrzelaAssociate, Lightyear Capital
Mark ReynosoSenior Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Belkin Corp.
Shailendra SinghVice President, Sequoia Capital India
Ronald SonntagFounder and Chairman, Utah Vacation Homes
Kristopher WoolleyVice President, Greystar Real Estate Partners
Sam YaganCofounder and CEO, OkCupid
Leaders in Their Twenties
David DarstCofounder, Potentia Pharmaceuticals and Cofounder, Medicine in Need
Jonathan DoochinMcKinsey & Company; Founder, Harvard Leadership Institute
Julian FlanneryStaff Assistant to CEO, Morgan Stanley; Assistant to Chief of Staff, The White House
Ryan FrederickAssociate, CoastWood Capital Group
Jared HutchingsCofounder and Managing Director, University Venture Fund
Sarah MolloyVice President, Acadian Asset Management
Akshata MurthyStudent, Stanford Business School
Kristin OstbyDirector of Central American Operations, Boys & Girls Hope
James “Than” PowellMarketing, Eli Lilly
Margaret Booth PowellMarketing Manager, Eli Lilly
Daniel SalvadoriAssociate, New Leaf Ventures
Scott StarrManagement Training Program, General Electric
Sara StrammielloFounder and Executive Director, Year Up Providence Office
Nichole TaylorAssistant Product Manager, Frito Lay
Alice WoodwarkMcKinsey & Company
Leaders Profiled from Public Sources and Personal Discussions
Earl BakkenFounder and former CEO, Medtronic
Lord Browne of MadingleyGroup Chief Executive, BP, Plc.
Warren BuffettChairman and CEO, Berkshire Hathaway
James BurkeChairman and CEO, Johnson & Johnson (1976-1989)
Jeffrey ImmeltChairman and CEO, General Electric
Alan “A.G.” LafleyChairman and CEO, Procter & Gamble
Samuel PalmisanoChairman and CEO, IBM
Henry PaulsonU.S. Secretary of the Treasury; Chairman & CEO, Goldman Sachs (1999-2006)
Oprah WinfreyChairman, Harpo