Scott Adams is an American author and cartoonist. He is the author of several nonfiction works of satire, commentary, and business and the creator of the Dilbert comic strip. Dilbert became nationally known during the downsizing period in 1990s America and reached a worldwide audience.
He worked in various business roles before he became a full-time cartoonist in 1995. Moreover, Scott writes in a satirical, often sarcastic way about the social and psychological landscape of white-collar workers in modern corporations.
He worked closely with telecommunications engineers at Crocker National Bank in San Francisco between 1979 and 1986. Upon joining the organization, Scott entered a management training program after he was held at gunpoint twice during four months as a teller.
