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Scott Raymond Adams (born June 8, 1957) is the creator of the Dilbert comic strip and the author of several business commentaries, social satires, and experimental philosophy books.

Contents 1 Personal life 2 Career 3 Publications 4 Awards 5 Coined phrases 6 See also 7 References 8 External links

Adams was born in Windham, New York and received his Bachelor's degree in Economics from Hartwick College in 1979.

He also studied economics and management for his 1986 MBA from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley.

In recent years, Adams has been plagued with a series of debilitating health problems. Since late 2004, he has suffered from a reemergence of his focal dystonia which has affected his drawing.^[1] He can fool his brain by drawing using a graphics tablet. On December 12, 2005, Adams announced on his blog that he also suffers from spasmodic dysphonia, a condition that causes the vocal cords to behave in an abnormal manner.^[2] However, on October 24, 2006, he again blogged stating that he had recovered from this condition, although he is unsure if the recovery is permanent. He claims to have developed a method to work around the disorder and has been able to speak normally since.^[3] Also, on January 21, 2007, he posted a blog entry detailing his experiences with treatment by Dr. Morton Cooper.^[4]

He married Shelly Miles on July 22, 2006.

Adams writes in a satirical, often sarcastic way about the social and mental landscape of white-collar workers in modern corporations and other large enterprises. The style is reminiscent of other writers in this genre, for example C. Northcote Parkinson.

Prior to his success as a writer/cartoonist, Adams worked closely with telecommunications engineers at Crocker National Bank in San Francisco between 1979 and 1986, and at Pacific Bell between 1986 and June 1995, and draws on their personalities for those of his Dilbert characters.

He is also the CEO of Scott Adams Foods, Inc., makers of the Dilberito & Protein Chef, and a co-owner of Stacey's Café in Pleasanton, California. Much of his interest in the food business comes from the fact that he is a vegetarian.

Adams is an avid fan of the science fiction TV series Babylon 5. He appeared in the season 4 episode "Moments of Transition" as a character named "Mr. Adams," who hires former head of security Michael Garibaldi to find his lost dog and cat. He also had a cameo in an episode of NewsRadio in which one of the characters was a Dilbert fan.

He is a member of the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences.

• Dilbert newsletter (since 1994)
• The Dilbert Principle (1996)
• Dogbert's Top Secret Management Handbook (1996)
• The Dilbert Future (1997)
• The Joy of Work (1998)
• God's Debris (2001)
• Dilbert and the Way of the Weasel (2002)
• The Religion War (2004)

Adams has received a great deal of recognition for his work, including the National Cartoonist Society Reuben Award and Newspaper Comic Strip Award for 1997 for his work on Dilbert. He has also been climbing the Suntop Media & European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) rankings of the 50 most influential management thinkers placing 31st in 2001,^[5] 27th in 2003,^[6] and 12th in 2005.^[7] He is also a member of Mensa.

Adams has coined a few words and phrases over the years, such as:

• BOCTAOE: "But Of Course There Are Obvious Exceptions"
• PHB: "Pointy-Haired Boss"
• YSLE: "You Stupid Lemon-Eater!"
• Confusopoly
• Cow-orker
• The Dilbert Principle
• Dilbertian
• Elbonian
• Frooglepoopillion
• Floopuary
• Induhvidual
• Philosotainment^[8]
• Rat Dance
• Splendsmartiful
• Shitundfood
• Weasonable Doubt
• Nerdvana
• Qualicide
• QWERTYitis

• Dilbert

1. ^ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/09/AR2005050901066.html
2. ^ http://dilbertblog.typepad.com/the_dilbert_blog/2005/12/the_problem_wit.html
3. ^ http://dilbertblog.typepad.com/the_dilbert_blog/2006/10/good_news_day.html
4. ^ http://dilbertblog.typepad.com/the_dilbert_blog/2007/01/voice_update_1.html
5. ^ http://www.thinkers50.com/?page=2001
6. ^ http://www.thinkers50.com/?page=2003
7. ^ http://www.thinkers50.com/?page=2005
8. ^ http://dilbertblog.typepad.com/the_dilbert_blog/2007/02/philosotainment.html

• On January 10, 2007, Scott Adams also published an "Answers to Your Questions" blog addressing multiple questions and subjects about his daily life.

• Scott Adams' Blog

v • d • e Dilbert
Characters:	Alice • Asok • Carol • Catbert • Dilbert • Dogbert • Phil, the Prince of Insufficient Light • Pointy-Haired Boss • Ratbert • Wally • Minor characters
In other media:	Animated series • Books • Plop: The Hairless Elbonian
Terms:	Cow-orker • Imaginary productivity
Other:	Scott Adams • Dogbert's New Ruling Class • Elbonia • Dilberito