He was born on July 16th 1964, in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Phil is the eldest of the five children in his family. He comes from a very educated family. His father, an MBA and PhD, was the Assistant Dean and professor at University of Wisconsin. In his own words, his childhood was always about studies, school and homework. Phil was a very competitive child since the beginning and wanted to win every time. He had a middle class upbringing and he grew up in a small ...