# Max De Pree

> Max De Pree was an American businessman and writer. A son of D. J. De Pree, founder of Herman Miller office furniture company, he and his brother Hugh De Pree assumed leadership of the company in the early 1960s, with Hugh becoming CEO and president in 1962. Max succeeded his brother Hugh as CEO in 1980 and served in that capacity till 1987; he was a member of the company's Board of Directors until 1995. 
His book Leadership is an Art has sold more than 800,000 copies. In 1992, De Pree was inducted into the Junior Achievement's U.S. Business Hall of Fame. He served on the board of Fuller Theological Seminary for forty years and was involved with the Max De Pree Center for Leadership at Fuller Theological Seminary since its establishment. He died at his home in Holland, Michigan in 2017.

*American businessman and writer (1924-2017)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1924-10-28
- **Died:** 2017-08-08
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Max De Pree was an American businessman and writer. A son of D. J. De Pree, founder of Herman Miller office furniture company, he and his brother Hugh De Pree assumed leadership of the company in the early 1960s, with Hugh becoming CEO and president in 1962. Max succeeded his brother Hugh as CEO in 1980 and served in that capacity till 1987; he was a member of the company's Board of Directors until 1995. 
His book Leadership is an Art has sold more than 800,000 copies. In 1992, De Pree was inducted into the Junior Achievement's U.S. Business Hall of Fame. He served on the board of Fuller Theological Seminary for forty years and was involved with the Max De Pree Center for Leadership at Fuller Theological Seminary since its establishment. He died at his home in Holland, Michigan in 2017.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 38.8

## Sources
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3302067)

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