On his first day at H-P in 2005, he held an all-company meeting and, without notes, proceeded to outline on a white-paper flip chart the current and expected numbers for each H-P business unit and their strategic goals.

WSJ: At Oracle, Hurd in Rare Situation

The major killers--tumors of the lung, colon, prostate and pancreas-have resisted targeted therapies (see chart, p. 124).

FORBES: Conquering Cancer

Its average daily production last year was over 3.4 million barrels--some 11% of the OPEC total--well ahead of countries like Kuwait and Nigeria (see chart, p. 40), and 50% more than Iraq needs to finance its ambitious development plans.

FORBES: Iraq: The Oil, C'est Moi