Technology >> CEO Interviews >> December 11, 2000

Edward Bersoff – Btg Inc (btgi)

DR. EDWARD H. BERSOFF is the President, CEO and founder of BTG, Inc. Prior to founding BTG in 1982, Dr. Bersoff was President of CTEC, Inc.; earlier, he was Director of Engineering Operations for Logicon's Washington division. Previously, as an officer in the US Army, he was assigned to the NASA Electronics Research Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He also taught mathematics at New York University, Kingsborough Community College in New York, Northeastern and Boston Universities in Massachusetts, and American University in Washington, DC. Dr. Bersoff holds AB, MS and PhD degrees in mathematics from New York University and is a graduate of the Harvard Business School's Owner/President Management Program. He was selected Virginia's Outstanding Industrialist for 1999 by the Commonwealth of Virginia and the Science Museum of Virginia, and was presented the 1999 Distinguished Leadership Award by the Washington Chapter of the American Jewish Committee. In 1996, he was selected to the Fed 100 by Federal Computer Week newspaper and AFCEA, honoring 100 technology professionals from government and industry, and was chosen from industry representatives to receive the coveted Eagle Award for his role in the Federal government's effective use of information technology. Also in 1996, the Federation of Citizens Associations and the Washington Post named him the Fairfax County Citizen of the Year for his contributions to education. In 1995, the Northern Virginia Community Foundation presented him with its Founders Award for outstanding community service. Profile
TWST: Could we begin with a profile of the company?

Dr. Bersoff: BTG is an information system and technical services company

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