One of America's leading authors, visionaries and speakers on trends in technology and business, Michael Moynihan has over a decade and a half of experience as a management consultant, technology strategist and business advisor. He is the author of The Coming American Renaissance from Simon & Schuster which Christopher Lehman-Haupt, writing in The New York Times, said "effectively rebuts doomsday books." Formerly the Robert B. Seamans Fellow in Technology and Public Policy at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government, he has served as a consultant to the World Bank and as Senior Technology Adviser in the US Department of Commerce.

As a Senior Consultant for the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), Moynihan advised Fortune 500 clients on technology and market trends and authored books on such business and management topics as total quality management (TQM), market trends and managing human resources across borders. While at the EIU, Moynihan directed forward thinking studies of information technology and developed the concept of strategic technology leveraging (STL) as a way for companies to manage their portfolios of external technology alliances. In partnership with Arthur D. Little, he coauthored the book Leveraging Technology in the New Global Company. He has written for Harper's, The Washington Post, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Forbes, National Review and other publications.

Mr. Moynihan has appeared on numerous television programs including shows on CNN, CNBC, FN, USA and PBS. He has been a guest on dozens of radio shows and has been profiled in the National Joumal, the Denver Post, the Italian weekly II Sabato and other publications. Mr. Moynihan holds degrees from Harvard and ColumbiaUniversities.