Company
Bolt, Beranek & Newman, Inc.
Statistics
- People here now
- 0
- People ever
- 17
- Full moves in and out
- 6 in, 7 out
Our research follows 7,547 researchers, builders, lab leaders and public voices through cited biographies. Missing career records can lower counts. Outdated roles can overstate current counts and change ranks. Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 22 October 2026. Career and profile data as of 22 October 2026.
We estimate that 17 people shaping AI have worked at Bolt, Beranek & Newman, Inc., all as former affiliations with no current roles recorded. By all-time headcount, Bolt, Beranek & Newman, Inc. is tied for 42nd among 3,344 companies (tied for 346th of 8,827 organizations overall). Language and speech leads 8 areas of expertise (6 of 17 people with profile topics). In dated work stints through 2025, active headcount peaked at 3 people in 1967, 1975–1983 and 1985–1987, with the last dated stint ending in 1996. Across dated career transitions, we record 6 full moves in and 7 out, led by arrivals from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (3).
A stacked column chart of our yearly estimates at Bolt, Beranek & Newman, Inc. from 1967 to 1996. Each person counts once in each year with an active work stint.
Source: People of Superintelligence dated career stints, as of 22 October 2026.
Data table
| Year | Other | People |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 3 | 3 |
| 1968 | 1 | 1 |
| 1969 | 1 | 1 |
| 1970 | 1 | 1 |
| 1971 | 2 | 2 |
| 1972 | 1 | 1 |
| 1973 | 2 | 2 |
| 1974 | 2 | 2 |
| 1975 | 3 | 3 |
| 1976 | 3 | 3 |
| 1977 | 3 | 3 |
| 1978 | 3 | 3 |
| 1979 | 3 | 3 |
| 1980 | 3 | 3 |
| 1981 | 3 | 3 |
| 1982 | 3 | 3 |
| 1983 | 3 | 3 |
| 1984 | 2 | 2 |
| 1985 | 3 | 3 |
| 1986 | 3 | 3 |
| 1987 | 3 | 3 |
| 1988 | 2 | 2 |
| 1989 | 2 | 2 |
| 1990 | 2 | 2 |
| 1991 | 1 | 1 |
| 1992 | 1 | 1 |
| 1993 | 1 | 1 |
| 1994 | 1 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 | 1 |
A three-column flow diagram. People came from organizations on the left, Bolt, Beranek & Newman, Inc. is in the middle, and destinations are on the right. It shows 6 incoming and 7 outgoing full moves.
Source: People of Superintelligence career records with full moves only, as of 22 October 2026.
Data table
| Direction | Organization | Full moves |
|---|---|---|
| From | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 3 |
| From | Carnegie Mellon University | 1 |
| From | University of Florida | 1 |
| From | University of Michigan | 1 |
| Center | Bolt, Beranek & Newman, Inc. | 6 in, 7 out |
| To | Boston University | 1 |
| To | DARPA | 1 |
| To | Digital Equipment Corporation | 1 |
| To | GTE Laboratories | 1 |
| To | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 1 |
| To | United States Department of Education | 1 |
| To | Xerox | 1 |
A ranked bar chart of the 6 organizations that currently employ the most people formerly at Bolt, Beranek & Newman, Inc., led by Northwestern University (2) and University of Southern California (2).
Source: People of Superintelligence current and former career records, as of 22 October 2026.
Data table
| Current organization | Former people here now | Share of former people with a current role |
|---|---|---|
| Northwestern University | 2 | 22.2% |
| University of Southern California | 2 | 22.2% |
| Arizona State University | 1 | 11.1% |
| Constructing Modern Knowledge | 1 | 11.1% |
| Corporation for National Research Initiatives | 1 | 11.1% |
| IBM | 1 | 11.1% |
Across work histories (excluding degrees), 17 of the 17 people who have worked at Bolt, Beranek & Newman, Inc. (100%) also held a work role at another organization, connecting Bolt, Beranek & Newman, Inc. to 38 peer institutions.
People here now
We have no evidence of a current role here. Our last dated work record here ended in 1996. All 17 people associated with Bolt, Beranek & Newman, Inc. appear under former affiliations below.
People with former affiliations
We record 17 people who formerly worked at Bolt, Beranek & Newman, Inc. 9 of the 17 have a recorded current role at another organization, led by Northwestern University (2) and University of Southern California (2). Across the 14 former people with confident OpenAlex records, combined career citations total 259,827 (median h-index 39).
- Allan Collins
- Candace L. Sidner
- Cynthia SolomonNow at Constructing Modern Knowledge
- Daniel G. Bobrow
- Dedre GentnerNow at Northwestern University
- J. C. R. Licklider
- John Seely BrownNow at University of Southern California
- Kenneth D. ForbusNow at Northwestern University
- Kurt VanLehnNow at Arizona State University
- Madeleine Bates
- Mari OstendorfNow at University of Washington
- Oliver G. Selfridge
- Ralph WeischedelNow at University of Southern California
- Robert E. KahnNow at Corporation for National Research Initiatives
- Salim RoukosNow at IBM
- Seymour Papert
- Wally Feurzeig
Posts that include Bolt, Beranek & Newman, Inc.
Bolt, Beranek & Newman, Inc. appears in 1 research post comparing organizations across AI.