"What threatened happiness in early retirement (age 54) was -- wake up if you haven't noticed -- the sorry state of the world around us. Far more valuable than any further business role, pursuing public policy and working for the public interest, has brought spiritual riches to me and hopefully aid and comfort to everybody on the planet." | ![]() |
WHO AM I |
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1944-1952 Early Experiences |
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Infantry WWII Draftee |
Japanese Interpreter Military Intelligence Tokyo 1946 |
Sports Reporter Boston's two largest papers |
PhD Scholar MIT/Harvard Engineering, Mathematics |
1952 - 1979 WORKED AS |
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Mathematician <=> Scientist <=> Engineer <=> Entrepeneur <=> |
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TRG Inc. Military R&D 1951-1963 Computer modeling, stealth technology, communications, navigation, reconnaissance, radar, sonar, nuclear shielding, missile guidance. Products: atomic clocks, lasers, antennas, microwave front ends |
AutEx Inc. Founder/CEO 1963-1979 (first e-commerce company) Provided businesss-to-business "marketplace" systems for industry and financial services markets, profitable beginning 8/1/69. Now these systems would be called "e-commerce intranets". Included email before Arpanet, the precursor of the Internet, sent its first test messages. |
1979 - 2001 LIFE CHANGES |
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Socially-Responsible Investor | Author | Public Policy Maven | Social Innovator |
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