Background
West, Michael Gordon was born on November 10, 1947 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Gordon Hill and Lucille Claire (O'Sullivan) W.
West, Michael Gordon was born on November 10, 1947 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Gordon Hill and Lucille Claire (O'Sullivan) W.
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Williams College, 1969; Master of Arts in Writing, Johns Hopkins University, 1973; postgraduate, American University, 1973-1975; Master of Business Administration in Strategic Management, Boston College, 1988.
Researcher, Interpub. Group, New York City, 1969-1970; consultant, National Endowment for Humanities, Washington, 1975; consultant, Robert Snyder Prodns., Westwood, California, 1975-1976; lecturer, Northeastern U., Boston, 1976-1979; educator, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, 1980-1981; programmer, manager director data administration, John Hancock, Boston, 1981-1986; manager, Fidelity Investments, Boston, 1986-1988; lecturer Master of Business Administration program School Management, Boston College, 1988; senior manager, Apple Computer, Cupertino, California, 1988-1991; program director software engineering strategies, Gartner Group, Stamford, Connecticut, 1991-1993; vice president applications development and management strategies, Boston College, Santa Clara, California, since 1993.
Member Junior Achievement, Boston, 1983. Volunteer Lindsay for Mayor, New York City, 1969, Harris for President, Boston. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Association for Computing Machinery, Boston Data Administration Management Association (founder, pres.1986-1988), Boston Computer Society, Society for Information Management, National Writers Union, Mystery Writers American, Dramatists Guild, Amnesty International.
Married Cynthia Sue Woods, August 28, 1982. 1 child, Christopher Patrick.