Leslie K. Lambert, 2009 Honoree
- Title
- Vice president, chief information security officer
- Employer
- Sun Microsystems Inc.
- Location
- Menlo Park, , Calif.
- First job:
- "Paper route, at age 11."
- Most valuable career advice:
- "Work the relationship before the issue (the ?R' before the ?I')."
- Favorite vice:
- "A really good cup of coffee."
- Favorite gadget:
- "None, I actually hate gadgets."
- People you'd invite to your dream dinner party:
- Madeleine Albright, Anwar Sadat and Menachem Begin
- Passion outside of work:
- "Traveling the globe."
- Favorite sports:
- Scuba diving, hiking and basketball
- What's in your MP3 player?
- Chris Daughtry
- What about you would surprise the people you work with?
- "I plan to put my three nephews and one niece through college."
- Leadership philosophy in a nutshell:
- "Connecting with employees in a positive manner, with the power of enthusiasm and energy, inviting them to join you on an exciting journey is key to engagement and empowerment. I always remind my staff to send ?thank-you notes' every day to those who pro
- Energy-smart initiative:
- "Sun's Open Work policy enables 19,000 employees (about half of our employee base) to work from home full- or part-time, with access to various drop-in office locations. Through this program, we estimate that about 29,000 metric tons of CO² was kept