QED

QED was founded in 1963 by the late Vice Admiral Wilder D. Baker, USN (namesake of the San Diego Admiral Baker Field and Golf Course), and the late Burnett Walker, a founder and chief executive officer of Smith Barney, who was a leading figure in international banking. The name QED was derived from the Latin phrase, quod erat demonstratum ("which was to be demonstrated"), and stands for Quandaries, Explorations and Decisions... In its early years, when San Diego was a sleepy little Navy town, QED was focused on building bridges between its large military presence and local business interests by studying "problems of timely significance", and advocating considered solutions. QED Members were sometimes called, "the Wise Old Men of San Diego". Over the years, as San Diego has grown and developed into a multidimensional technology-driven metropolis, QED has likewise changed... Today, QED prides itself on being a diverse organization made up of Members who have excelled in their..