Robert H. Waterman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Waterman Group, Inc. Robert Waterman is an internationally known business executive, speaker, and author. His best-selling books on business management and motivation include In Search of Excellence, The Renewal Factor, Adhocracy: The Power to Change, and What America Does Right. He directs his own company, The Waterman Group, Inc., after 21 years at the management consulting firm McKinsey & Company. Mr. Waterman chairs the RLS Foundation, the national non-profit organization that sponsors research, raises awareness of, and looks for better treatments of Restless Leg Syndrome. He also serves on the boards of the AES Corporation (the independent power producing company he helped found) and the World Wildlife Fund. He earned his MBA from Stanford University and his degree in geophysics from the Colorado School of Mines.
In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America's Best-Run Companies