Throughout his career, Michael Tucci has succeeded by redefining the rules of the game. After completing his education by designing his own NYU course of study, he earned a combined degree (magna cum laude) in business and Eastern philosophy. Today, as CEO of Micro Technologies, he has transformed the company into an innovative digital venture delivering high-consequence-of-failure sub-components to demanding technology OEMs in the medical device and other markets. He is also a driving force behind the YPO ImpactXcellerator, a first-of-its-kind initiative to link the most disruptive technologies designed with passionate business leaders to affect massive global change. Tucci and his family reside in the beautiful mountains of Costa Rica, where he cultivates his own life as a martial arts instructor, motorcycle adventurer, and paddle surfer.