To my wife Jenny and our three incredible children, Jack, Madeline, and Max. Also to my parents, who have always been there for me.

—Mike

To my son Cole, who is the light of my life and the person who taught me empathy. Also to my adopted family and support system, Lisa Patrick, Pei Yee Cheng, and Patrick Thean. Finally, to my colleagues Bill Zannine, Brian Hess, Jon Niess, Matt Rollender, Kevin Kostuik, Krishnan Parasuraman, Mario Inchiosa, Thomas Baeck, Thomas Dinsmore, and Usama Fayyad, for their generous support.

—Michele

To Mu Sigmans all around the world for their passion toward building the decision sciences industry.

—Ambiga

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