Michael W. Wright, is an international CEO, COO and CMO, author, business professor, thought leader, speaker, and proven entrepreneur.  Over the course of his career he has developed widely adopted new products, new systems and new technologies and he holds two patents in micro-fluidics. He is a published author of The New Business Normal and has written more than 30 articles on technology and business. He has developed advanced industry educational courses for SEMI, the largest trade association in high technology, and academic courses in marketing and productivity for the University of Minnesota where he is a Sr. Fellow. He has been a featured speaker at several companies and organizations from AT&T, Ernst & Young to UMN/TLI Signature series and the MHTA. He is a graduate of the U.S. Navy Nuclear Power Program, and Kellogg and RIT Executive Programs.