- Great American Business Leaders of the Twentieth Century
Kenneth H. Olsen
Digital Equipment Corporation
1957 - 1992
Computers & Electronics
| Military Service | Navy |
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b. 1926
| Education |  |
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| Undergraduate | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Graduate | MS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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| Born-Died | 1926 |
| Birthplace | Connecticut (CT) |
| Race | White |
| Father | White Collar Worker |
Olsen's DEC pioneered the minicomputer market in the 1960s and early 1970s, as well as the microcomputer market in the 1980s, garnering profits of over $1 billion by 1987. Olsen shepherded his company through many tough times, including DEC's un-preparedness for the microcomputer revolution, with his entrepreneurial yet grounded management style.