McFord has nearly 20 years of experience managing professional sports teams. He is currently the CEO of Ingenio Management Consulting, advising professional sports teams including SAN Antonio Spurs, Atlanta Falcons, Manchester United of the English Premier League, and Team Sky. In addition, he provides business consulting services to sports business owners and decision makers. Mike has a long history of working with some of the greatest minds in world sport, on and off the field. He is unique in his ability to use the most successful examples to bring innovative ideas in talent management and leadership to clients that are suitable for today's market, and to make these leadership and business curriculum content practical. June 2007 - June 2013 Managing Director of Chelsea Football Club Premier League Mike is responsible for the performance and operational management of Chelsea's first team, including player recruitment, medical, sports science, psychology and player performance analysis. During Mike's tenure, Chelsea Football Club won the European Cup, the Europa League and the Premier League, and experienced the most successful era in the club's history. Mike has been responsible for more than $500 million in player transfers, including the acquisition of players from the World Cup, European Championship and European Champions League winning teams. He has a close relationship on a daily basis with many of the greatest coaches in the history of the sport, Such as Jose Mourinho Chelsea coach, Carlo Ancelotti Real Madrid coach, Luiz Scolari former Brazil coach, Guus Hiddink Russian coach, Real Madrid former coach, Andreas Boaz Porto coach, Rafael Benitez Napoli coach and so on. June 1998 - June 2007 Executive Director of Bolton Wanderers Football Club Auckland's Premier League side Mike has led the team to four top-six finishes in the Premier League Bolton Wanderers Club's history goes back 100 years. He holds an undergraduate degree in Sports science from Liverpool John Moores University and a Master's degree in psychology from San Diego State University and Leeds Metropolitan University. Mike is also a non-executive director of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Association and has advised on high performance culture and talent management for a number of international sports organisations including Rugby International, Cricket International and F1 Grand Prix. In addition, Mike runs his own business consulting firm, Mike Forde Performance, and consults with other organizations. For example, he currently works as a strategic consultant for the NBA's SAN Antonio Spurs and Formula 1's F1 Applied Technology Division. In addition, Mike is a non-executive director of a private equity fund specializing in sports, leisure and entertainment venue investments. Covering all aspects of business, education and sport, Mike is a highly sought-after sports and business expert who can transfer and develop his years of experience into a broad curriculum, combined with effective and optimal sports team management strategies, and translate them into practical business practice. Mike is currently invited to give more than 35 keynote speeches around the world each year on topics such as effective operations and talent management.