Names, Numbers, and Network Solutions: The Monetization of the Internet
DR. J. ROBERT BEYSTER: Dr. J. Robert Beyster founded Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) in 1969, and he served as the company's chairman and CEO for 35 years. During Dr. Beyster's time at the helm, SAIC grew from a small startup with a handful of scientists into a diversified and global employee-owned company with 43,000 employees and more than $8 billion in annual revenue. Dr. Beyster continues to promote innovation and employee ownership through the Foundation for Enterprise Development www.fed.org, which he founded in 1986, and the Beyster Institute at the University of California, San Diego.He has received numerous honors during the course of his lifetime, including the Horatio Alger Award, a Lifetime Achievement Award from Ernst & Young, the Spirit of San Diego award from the San Diego Chamber of Commerce, and a lifetime achievement award from the University of California, San Diego’s CONNECT program. Dr. Beyster is author ofThe SAIC Solution: How We Built an $8 Billion Employee-Owned Technology Company. More information can be found at: www.beyster.com.MICHAEL A. DANIELS: Michael (Mike) Daniels is former chairman of Network Solutions, Inc. (1995–2000), former chairman and CEO of Mobile365 (2005–2006), and former chairman of the Northern Virginia Technology Council.As one of the senior executives of SAIC, Mr. Daniels helped build SAIC to its current $11 billion in annual revenues. While at SAIC, he identified and purchased Network Solutions for $4.7 million in March 1995, and was then instrumental in Network Solutions’ sale five years later to VeriSign for $19.3 billion. He also served on the board of directors of VeriSign, following the sale.Mr. Daniels has also served with DARPA of the DoD, as a senior White House advisor on international technology, and as a senior advisor to the National Security Council.He currently serves on the board of directors of the Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC), Mercury Systems, CACI International, Acentia, the Virginia Chamber of Commerce, and the Boy Scouts of America National Capital Area Council. Mr. Daniels also serves as chairman of the board of GlobalLogic, the Logistics Management Institute, and Invincea.