Henry C. Beck III ("Peter") (born 1955) is an American businessman, who was CEO [1] of The Beck Group[2] - an architecture, engineering, and construction firm based out of Dallas, with offices in Houston, Austin, Atlanta, Denver, Tampa, Florida, Mexico City and Cabo San Lucas, Mexico - for 20 years, and is executive chairman.
[1][14] With regard to his business philosophy, Beck has said that, "Our company has benefited from leaving the last dollar on the table for the other guy.
"[15] And when asked by Smart Business Magazine what traits he considered most important to being a successful leader, Beck replied, "Listening well and having empathy.
Having an understanding of the predicament, the opportunities and aspirations of your people, your customers, your peer companies, your joint venture partners.
His company's future, he believed, lay in providing seamlessly integrated design, construction and development services.
Said Beck, "There was no such tool on the market {at the time} for the AEC (architecture, engineering, construction) industry."
[15] The merger allowed The Beck Group to become a full-service firm consisting of Architecture, Engineering, and Construction.
He is on the Leadership Council[12] of Commit!, an organization helping to drive student achievement throughout Dallas County.