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David Espindola is a Partner of Intercepting Horizons, a strategic advisory services firm. He also serves on the advisory board of the Technological Leadership Institute at the University of Minnesota.

As a former CIO, he has developed and implemented global technology strategies to drive business growth and has been part of the leadership team that delivered a business transformation program resulting in 5× revenue growth to more than $4 billion. Previously, as a consulting leader, he managed large and complex engagements at strategic accounts and sold several million dollars in software and services.

Before that, Espindola held leadership roles at two fast‐growing tech startups in Silicon Valley. One spun off into a successful business still operating today. The other grew 5× during his tenure, reaching over $400 million in revenues, resulting in a successful IPO.

Espindola was awarded an MBA from the American University and a BS in Engineering Management from the University of North Dakota. He is also a graduate of Stanford University’s Executive Education program.

Michael W. Wright is a Partner of Intercepting Horizons and the author of the acclaimed New Business Normal. He is an active board member, a Sr. Fellow at the University of Minnesota (UMN), Chairman Emeritus of the Advisory Board for the UMN Technological Leadership Institute, and formerly an adjunct professor at Carlson School of Management where he taught strategic leadership.

In his extensive career, he has served as CEO, COO, and CMO, board member, author, business professor, futurist, speaker, and proven entrepreneur. He has delivered more than three decades of global P&L leadership for diverse public and privately held early stage to mature technology enterprises at scale. Throughout his career he has focused on leading‐edge semiconductor equipment and materials, fluid flow and filtration, instrumentation, software, cost modeling, and simulation product portfolios.

Wright is a graduate of the U.S. Navy Nuclear Power Program, and a graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology and Kellogg Executive Programs.