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Tapan Munroe, PhD Tapan Munroe is a nationally-known economist with expertise in the areas of regional economics, banking, and high-tech industry analysis. He was the Chief Economist for Pacific Gas & Electric. A visiting scholar, adjunct professor, and department chairman at a number of prestigious universities worldwide, he also earned the Kiriyama Distinguished Professorship for Asian Economies at the University of San Francisco. As a widely-published author and popular speaker, Tapan has been a frequent commentator on regional and national radio and TV, including KRON-TV and KGO-TV (San Francisco), CNBS (Los Angeles/New York), Dow Jones Investors Network, and Bloomberg News Service. He’s been a columnist on economic issues for the San Francisco Examiner and for The Journal of Corporate Renewal. His “Global Village” column runs bi-weekly by the Contra Costa Times and related Media News Group papers. He lives in the San Francisco area. 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His work has been published by the National Geographic Society, The Audubon Society, The National Wildlife Federation as well as by popular sporting magazines. He has an archive of more than 8,400 wolf images, many of which were shot in the wild. More background Leigh Bailey and Maureen Bailey Leigh Bailey and Maureen Bailey are principals of their respective consulting groups in Minneapolis, MN, USA. They are co-authors of Grown-Up Leadership and are active speakers and workshop leaders. Please see their individual biographical notes. More background Brian McDermott and Gerry Sexton Brian McDermott and Gerry Sexton are leaders of GrowthWorks, a Minneapolis, MN (USA) leadership and innovation consulting company serving such clients as Microsoft, Allianz-Life, Pfizer, Caterpillar, Textron Financial, Olgivy Public Relations, Imation, Novell and YMCA. 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As an international organization development and training consultancy, Quarto helps client organizations to operate more effectively in times of increasing complexity and rapid change. Clients include Fortune 500 and emerging organizations. Based in the U.K., Quarto creates effective tools for busy people. More background Donald Luce and Brian McDermott Donald Luce was President of Cornerstone Learning Systems and Managing Director of ELA Consulting Group in San Francisco, CA (USA) until his untimely passing in 2003. Don's career included consulting and training in sales, leadership,a s well as marketing and management roles in international organizations. Brian McDermott is Chief Storyteller at GrowthWorks, Inc., a Minneapolis, MN, USA-based leadership and innovation consultancy. (See Leading Innovation, another book by Brian, on this site.) More background