Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards
The big news last week was that I attended the annual local Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year awards ceremony at the Hyatt here in La Jolla. A crowd of 1,000 people cheered on their favorite competitors, and five winners were announced. These five entrepreneurs included:

Larry Gilbert, [...]

Entrepreneur of the Year Semifinalists
Last Thursday I participated in the one-on-one interview process with the local Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year semifinalists. We met at the Hilton Torrey Pines for several hours. During that time, I had the opportunity to interview some very dynamic and successful local entrepreneurs. The companies represented by these [...]

On one of his recent trips to San Diego, SAIC’s new CEO Walt Havenstein dropped in at Cave Street to meet me and to discuss his plans for the company (photos below). I found that many of his thoughts about management were similar to my own — that employees should have a say in the [...]

The big event this coming week is our annual trip to Palm Desert to participate in the Ernst & Young U.S. Entrepreneur of the Year ceremonies. Thousands of people will come from across the country to attend the event. The national winners will go on to the international competition in Monte Carlo. I fully support [...]

This week I was interviewed by a reporter for the San Diego Union-Tribune. He wanted to know my opinion on the rumored move of SAIC’s headquarters from La Jolla to McLean, Virginia. I told him that even if the corporate headquarters moves, I believe SAIC’s presence in San Diego will remain strong. I wonder what [...]

Last Wednesday and Thursday the FED sponsored its Beyster Fellowship Symposium. The symposium was held in a conference room at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego in La Jolla overlooking the ocean. The participants were people who had been conducting research on employee ownership sponsored by the FED. This was an opportunity to tell [...]