Michael Bean co-founded Forio Business Simulations, a software company specializing in developing web simulations, and leads Forio’s consulting activities. Before Forio, Michael held several senior management posts at simulation consulting and simulation software firms in the United States and Europe. Michael has been exclusively consulting on strategic simulation and decision-support engagements for 20 years. Michael was also a research associate for the System Dynamics Group at MIT, where he developed simulations that examined the strategic implications of decision-making.