Michael Desiderio joined the Executive MBA Council (EMBAC) as the first full-time executive director in 2007. He oversees council programs, services and council collaborations with related educational associations and organizations throughout the world. He has been in the industry in various positions that range from engineering through executive management and prior to joining EMBAC he served as director of strategic partnerships for the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. He also founded Enigma Professional Services, a firm that offered business consulting and speaking services. Desiderio received his undergraduate degree in electrical engineering from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, and his Executive MBA degree in 2001 from the W. P. Cary School at Arizona State University.