Michael Wade

Name: Michael Wade

Home: Phoenix

Job title: Management consultant, Execupundit Consulting, LLC.

Blog: Execupundit.com.

Company website: www.execupunditconsulting.com

Favorite authors: Charles Dickens, Patrick O'Brian, Hilary Mantel, Anthony Trollope, Rose Tremain, Mark Helprin, Tom Wolfe, Olivia Manning, and Elmore Leonard.

Current writing projects: I am currently working on two novels as well as a revision to my Council presentations book.

Among the best books I've recently encountered are: The Fall of France by Julian Jackson.

An all-time favorite book: The Balkan Trilogy by Olivia Manning. A fabulous author. She deserved far more fame.