Michael Phillips (consultant)

Michael Phillips (born 1938) is a published author of eleven books and a founder of the Briarpatch Network. As a banker in 1967 he organized Mastercard. Phillips was president of the Point Foundation in 1973; Point was created with money from the Whole Earth Catalog. Writing for the CoEvolution Quarterly in 1976 he was the first person to suggest random selection of legislators and co-authored the first book on the subject in 1985. Phillips has been an expert witness in more than a dozen public utility cases on behalf of major American minority organizations. From 1988 to 1998 he produced and hosted the national public radio program Social Thought. He is also a pro-business blogger.

Books

 * The Seven Laws of Money, Random House, 1974
 * Marketing Without Advertising, Nolo Press 1984
 * Honest Business, Random House 1982
 * Commerce, Clear Glass Press, 2000
 * Simple Living Investments, Clear Glass Publishing, 1982