Phil has a degree in History
from Harvard and has done Masters work at the Naval
War College and Long Island University. After
graduation from Harvard Phil went directly into the
Navy and became a Naval Aviator. During three tours
in Vietnam Phil served with distinction and was
awarded, among other decorations, the Air Medal for
Gallantry, the Purple Heart and the Navy
Commendation Medal. After his wartime service he
rose to the rank of Commander in the Naval Reserves.
As a business executive he worked for two Fortune
500 firms holding several senior positions in sales
and marketing. He was also a COO and CEO for four
start-up technology firms specializing in the sales
and marketing of high-end software products. In 1999
Phil was selected for the Executive in Residence
Program at Long Island University’s Business
Division and for the next six years taught both
undergraduate and graduate courses in business at
LIU, Southampton. In 2007 Phil accepted an
assignment to teach business topics at the Rhode
Island School of Design (RISD) in Providence where
he still teaches today. Phil is a columnist for the
Southampton Press, a feature writer for two local
magazines, has just published his first fictional
novel and is working on two other manuscripts. He is
a licensed Coast Guard Captain and enjoys skippering
private yachts in and around the east end of Long
Island. He lives in Southampton, NY with his partner
Laura and son Pierce.
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Fictional terror attack on the Hamptons.
