Henry C. Beck III
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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][3]
Beck is the third child of Henry C. Beck Jr., noted Dallas philanthropist and former CEO of The Beck Group (then named HCB Construction), and Patricia Beck (née Davis), daughter of former Republic National Bank (formerly First Republic Bank Corporation) chairman, Wirt Davis.[4] Beck was born and raised in Dallas, TX and lived [5] in what became known as "The Beck House",[6] designed [7] by famed architect Philip Johnson - the only home Johnson ever designed in Dallas.[8][9] Writes Frank Welch in the book Phillip Johnson and Texas, "Young Peter Beck, [due to Johnson's penchant for designing arches] called his mother and father 'Mr. and Mrs. Arch'.[5] " Beck maintained a close relationship with his father throughout his life; when asked by D Magazine in 2008 whom he considered to be his mentor, Beck answered: "My father, no question. He was a very special man and not only a great role model for me but for many others."[1] A few years before Beck Jr.'s death, Beck III and his sister Spindrift Al Swaidi envisioned and commissioned Downtown Dallas' Henry C. Beck Jr. Park in honor of their father.[10] Beck attended high school at Phillips Andover, graduating in 1973.[11] He did his undergrad studies at Princeton University,[1] graduating with a degree in civil engineering[12] in 1977. Beck then went on to receive a Master's degree from Stanford Business School.[3]