Michael Grieves

Dr. Michael Grieves splits his time between the business and academic worlds. He is the author of "Product Lifecycle Management: Driving the Next Generation of Lean Thinking" (McGraw-Hill, 2006). Dr Grieves lectures and consults worldwide on PLM. His next book, "Virtually Perfect: Driving Innovation and Lean through Product Lifecycle Management" will be published early next year. Dr. Grieves consults with a number of international manufacturers, governmental organizations such as NASA and information technology providers on PLM-related issues and has given speeches world-wide at PLM, engineering, and manufacturing conferences. Dr. Grieves has been a Co-Director of the Purdue PLM Center of Excellence and served as a Visiting Professor at the Purdue University College of Technology. Dr. Grieves is also affiliated with the Eller School of Business MIS Department at the University of Arizona, where he was designated Director - Industry Research for the MIS Department and Director, Information Technology Industry Research Center (ITIRC) at the University of Arizona. He served on the advisory board for the MIS department. Dr. Grieves is Chairman Emeritus of Oakland University's School of Business Board of Visitors. He has taught in the United States, China, and Europe at the university senior undergraduate, and graduate school levels and has authored and taught executive education courses. Dr Grieves is a Professor at CIMBA University, Asolo, Italy with an appointment at the University of Iowa. Dr. Grieves, an avid golfer, is a founder and Chairman of Interactive Frontiers, Inc., the world leader in golf and sport instructional software, Dr. Grieves has over thirty years experience in the computer and data communications industry. He has been a senior executive at both Fortune 1000 companies and entrepreneurial organizations during his career. He founded and took public a $100 million systems integration company and subsequently served as its audit and compensation committee chair after recruiting a new CEO. Dr. Grieves has substantial board experience, including serving on a subsidiary company of NTT Communications of Japan. Dr. Grieves has an undergraduate degree in computer engineering (B.S.C.E.) from Michigan State University, a graduate degree in business (MBA) form Oakland University, and a doctorate in executive management in business (EDM) from Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University.