More than 10 years ago, we started this blog to provide Dr. J. Robert Beyster with a place to connect with current and former employees of SAIC—the company he founded in 1969—and to continue to discuss his revolutionary brand of employee ownership. Now, more than two years since his passing, we expect this to be […]

On behalf of the Beyster Family and Foundation for Enterprise Development, we are pleased to make final postings in the coming months on Dr. Beyster’s blog. We are excited about kicking off April with a tribute to Bob Beyster and SAIC. On April 3, 2017, the University of Michigan dedicated its newly renovated Nuclear Engineering […]

It’s been a little more than a year since the passing of Dr. J. Robert Beyster. While he may have left this world, his legacy continues in many ways. Notably, on December 21, 2015, UCSD announced the donation of the papers of Dr. Beyster to the UC San Diego Library. According to the announcement, “Beyster’s papers, which reflect his passion for entrepreneurship […]

My family and I want to thank the hundreds of people who have shared their stories about my father on this blog and privately with the family. We are grateful and blessed to hear from old and new friends about the impact he had on so many lives—across the country, and around the world. Over […]

I would like to take a moment to notify readers of this blog that Mike Daniels will speak on the topic of “The Core Values That Turned $4.7 Million into $19 Billion in Value Creation” in Washington DC on Monday, May 12th. The event is a part of the 2014 Lumen Leadership Speaker Series, and it […]

The book is selling very well, and our publisher tells us that we are fast approaching a second printing. This is great news. At the same time, we have received some corrections sent in by eagle-eyed readers, and our goal is to make sure they get into the book. Our deadline to make the next […]