Scott Adams

• Born 1957-06-08 · Died 2026-01-13

Adams was the creator of the syndicated comic strip **Dilbert**. He developed the *Dilbert Principle*, a 1990s social theory that postulated companies tend to promote the least-competent employees to middle management in an effort to limit the damage they could cause to the business. Adams was the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of *Scott Adams Foods, Inc.* Additional biography: *A Gallery of Rogues: Cartoonists' Self-Caricatures* (Ohio State University Cartoon Research Library) 1998; *Hogan's Alley* (1994 series, Bull Moose Publishing Corporation) v1#3 (1996) Comic strip syndication: **Dilbert** Sunday (United Feature Syndicate [United Media Enterprises]), 1989-04-16 - 2011-04-17 [Writer, penciller, and inker.]; **Dilbert** daily (United Feature Syndicate [United Media Enterprises]), 1989-04-17 - 2011-04-02 [Writer, penciller, and inker.]; **Dilbert** daily (Universal Uclick [Andrews McMeel Syndication]) 2011-04-04 - 2023-03-11 [Writer, penciller, and inker.]; **Dilbert** Sunday (Universal Uclick [Andrews McMeel Syndication]) 2011-04-23 - 2023-03-12 [Writer, penciller, and inker. The about two-week date delay for the Sunday comic strip change of distributor information is likely due to the Sunday comic sections being laid out and printed separately and ahead of its publication date.] Online comics: **Dilbert Reborn** (Locals) 2023-03-13 - 2025-XX-XX ? [Writer, penciller, and inker. Locals is an online-only subscription crowdfunding website.]