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Rowen, Henry Stanislaus was born on October 11, 1925 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Henry S. and Margaret ISabelle (Maher) Rowen.
( The enormous and sustained success of Silicon Valley ha...)
The enormous and sustained success of Silicon Valley has excited interest around the globe. Startup companies the world over are attempting to emulate its high tech businesses, and many governments are changing their institutions in order to foster Silicon Valleys of their own. What accounts for the Valley’s leading edge in innovation and entrepreneurship? This book gives an answer by insiders, by prominent business leaders and academics from the heart of the Valley. They argue that what distinguishes the Valley is not its scientific advances or technological breakthroughs. Instead, its edge derives from a habitat” or environment that is tuned to turn ideas into products and take them rapidly to market by creating new firms. This habitat includes supportive government regulations for new firm formation, leading research universities that interact with industry, an exceptionally talented and highly mobile work force, and experienced support services in such areas as finance, law, accounting, headhunting, and marketing, all specializing in helping new companies form and grow. Not least is a spirit of adventure and a willingness to take risks. The elements of this habitat are packed into a small geographic area. In it, networks of specialists form communities of practice within which ideas develop and circulate and from which new products and new firms emerge. Feedback processes are strongly at work: the successes of Valley firms strengthen the habitat, and the stronger it becomes, the more new, successful firms are created. Among industries, electronics came into the Valley first, followed by semiconductors, computers, software, and, in the 1990s, biotechnology, networking, and the Internet. This extraordinary ability to keep adding new industrial sectors itself affects the prospect for the Silicon Valley's future. What lies ahead? From within, the Valley faces serious challenges in defining a new generation of entrepreneurs, addressing a growing digital divide, and maintaining quality of life. At the same time, the Valley must redefine its global role with respect to other rising innovative regions worldwide. Nevertheless, the proven ability of its highly effective habitat suggests that in both innovation and entrepreneurship, Silicon Valley will maintain its edge.
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Rowen, Henry Stanislaus was born on October 11, 1925 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Henry S. and Margaret ISabelle (Maher) Rowen.
Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1949; Master in Philosophy, Oxford (England) University, 1955.
He went on to Oxford University and earned his master"s degree in economics in 1955. Rowen started his career as an economist for the Research and Development Corporation, a Santa Monica, California think-tank, where he worked between 1950-1953, and again between 1955-1960. Between 1965-1966, Rowen was the Assistant Director of the United States. Bureau of the Budget.
From 1967-1972, he was the president of Research and Development Corporation.
From 1981-1983, he was the chairman of the National Intelligence Council. Between 1989-1991, Rowen served as Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs at the United States. Department of Defense, under Dick Cheney.
From 2001–2004 he served on the Secretary of Defense Policy Advisory Board. Between 2002-2003, Rowen chaired the United States Department of Energy"s Task Force on the Future of Science Programs.
Since 1983, Rowen had been a senior fellow at Stanford University"s Hoover Institution.
Rowen"s research was most recently focused on Asia"s rise in the technology sector. Project for the New American Century, member Hoover Institution, senior fellow Stanford University"s Asia/Pacific Research Center, member Stanford University, professor emeritus of public policy and management Soar BioDynamics, Innovation Advisory Board member.
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Chairman chief naval operations executive panel United States Navy, Washignton, 1972-1981, member, 1983-1989, 91-93. Member defense science board Department Defense, Washington, 1983-1989, chairman Defense Policy Board, 1991-1994. With United States Navy, 1943-1946, PTO. Member International Institute Strategic Studies.
Married Beverly Camille Griffiths, April 18, 1951. Children: Hilary, Michael, Michael, Christopher, Sheila Jennifer, Diana Louise, Nicholas.