Edward Barnholt served as president and chief executive officer of Agilent Technologies, Inc., a measurement company, from March 1999 to March 2005 and as its chairman of the board from November 2002 until his retirement in March 2005. From 1990 to 1999, Barnholt served in several executive positions at Hewlett-Packard Company, a computer and electronics company, including serving as executive vice president and general manager of its Measurements Organization. He currently serves on the board of directors of eBay Inc., a global online marketplace, and as chairman of the board of KLA-Tencor Corporation, a provider of process control and yield management solutions. Barnholt holds bachelor's and master's degrees in electrical engineering from Stanford University.