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Michael A. Fors, Ph.D.
Microsoft Corporation
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052
(425) 722-3356
Dr. Fors is Director of Strategy in Microsoft’s Mobile Division, where he works with Vice Presidents to set business and engineering strategy. He also manages a P&L worth over $100m. Fors has been leader of a business performance team at Microsoft that, at the request of vice presidents, assessed and improved the performance of their divisions, worked with senior product leadership teams to create viable business plans, and partnered with technologists to create business plans for innovative new technologies deemed to have potential by Bill Gates via his ThinkWeek Program. Fors has been at Microsoft for 5 years.
Prior to Microsoft, Fors was at Intel Corporation for 12 years, where he was leader of Intel University. There, his 200 person organization developed programs that created benchmarked best practice programs in the areas of strategy & performance improvement, leadership/management development, and employee performance. He worked with Intel’s executive staff and Andy Grove (CEO) to design and develop Intel’s culture and values programs, including programs required of every employee.
Fors has had a Fellowship at the United Nations for 10 years. He consulted at the United Nation’s New York Headquarters with ambassadors from countries around the world on leadership, strategy, internet governance, cyberterrorism, and security. For five years he has helped to rebuild Afghanistan, by driving a leadership and strategic planning program for new Afghan government, business, and non-profit leaders.
Fors is a Certified Management Consultant. He is a lecturer at the University of Washington. He is also a Baldrige Business Performance Examiner, where he judges high performing organizations. The prestigious Baldrige Award is awarded by the President of the United States to selected organizations.
Dr. Fors has extensively worked in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Fors has a Ph.D. from Arizona State University, a Master’s from George Washington University, and a Bachelor’s from the University of Washington. He is the recipient of 19 scholarships and 4 fellowships.
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