Michael, Geoffrey: - After graduating from the United States Air Force Academy, Geoff served six years on active duty in the project management field as a procurement officer. He was involved in the development and management of advanced aviation systems and space communications programs. After leaving the military, he joined the private aerospace industry as a business, contracts, and program manager for highly classified defense satellite programs. Negotiating and communicating were crucial and significant components of his business activities and pursuits. He led several teams that negotiated more than $4 billion in contracts, many of which were complex procurements involving long-range cost, schedule, and performance incentives. Many of these negotiations took months to complete, and that experience deep in the trenches provides the foundation for his negotiating seminars and this book. He has a strong background in the areas of personal finance, investing, economics, stock markets, marketing, and military aviation. He's a member in good standing of the State Bars of California and New Hampshire, and the U.S. Supreme Court.