Henry C. Beck III

Henry C. Beck III ("Peter") (born 1955) is an American Texas-born businessman, who served as CEO of The Beck Group - an architecture, engineering, and construction firm based out of Dallas, with offices in Dallas, Houston, Austin, Atlanta, Denver, Tampa, Fla, Mexico City and Cabo San Lucas, Mexico - for 20 years and currently serves as the board's Executive Chairman.

Beck is the third child of Henry C. Beck Jr., noted Dallas philanthropist and former CEO of The Beck Group (then named HCB Construction), and Patricia Beck (née Davis), daughter of former Republic National Bank (formerly First Republic Bank Corporation) chairman, Wirt Davis. Beck was born and raised in Dallas, TX and lived in what became known as "The Beck House", designed by famed architect Philip Johnson - the only home Johnson ever designed in Dallas. Writes Frank Welch in the book Phillip Johnson and Texas, "Young Peter Beck, [due to Johnson's penchant for designing arches] called his mother and father 'Mr. and Mrs. Arch'. " Beck maintained a close relationship with his father throughout his life; when asked by D Magazine in 2008 whom he considered to be his mentor, Beck answered: "My father, no question. He was a very special man and not only a great role model for me but for many others." A few years before Beck Jr.'s death, Beck III and his sister Spindrift Al Swaidi envisioned and commissioned Downtown Dallas' Henry C. Beck Jr. Park in honor of their father. Beck attended high school at Phillips Andover, graduating in 1973. He did his undergrad studies at Princeton University, graduating with a degree in civil engineering in 1977. Beck then went on to receive a Masters degree from Stanford Business School.

Beck became CEO of The Beck Group in 1992, the company's 4th such chief. In 2002, under Beck's leadership, The Beck Group was named one of Fortune Magazine's 100 Best Companies to Work For. With regard to his business philosophy, Beck has said that, "Our company has benefited from leaving the last dollar on the table for the other guy. This allows you to develop a good reputation working with customers. What you want to do is delight the customer. And if that costs money sometimes, then it costs money. As an underlying philosophy, that’s critical to our culture." And when asked by Smart Business Magazine what traits he considered most important to being a successful leader, Beck replied, "Listening well and having empathy. Having an understanding of the predicament, the opportunities and aspirations of your people, your customers, your peer companies, your joint venture partners. It’s about understanding other people."

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