Michael Klein is president of Computer Directions Inc., a full-service computer and management consulting firm founded in 1987. Michael is also a founding member and serves on the executive board of the New York Small Business Server Group. A frequent lecturer whose monthly talks for IT business owners have run at Microsoft’s New York offices for several years, he is regularly asked for feedback on new products and partner programs by Microsoft and other major software vendors. Michael is also co-author of the book Advanced Windows Small Business Server 2003 Best Practices.
Prior to launching Computer Directions, Michael worked for Chase Manhattan Bank and American Express, and served as an officer at Chemical Bank in its Emerging Technology Group. Michael holds a BS in computer engineering from the University of Rochester and an MS from NYU, as well as an MBA in finance and an MBA in marketing from Adelphi University.