Christopher Michel
Christopher P. Michel (born August 26, 1967) is an American investor, entrepreneur and photographer. He is the founder of Affinity Labs and Military.com and runs Nautilus Ventures,[1] a seed venture fund.
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Early life and career[edit]
Education[edit]
Michel earned his commission from the NROTC program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa and was selected as the distinguished naval graduate.[2] He also holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School and an honorary doctorate from Tiffin University.
Military[edit]
Prior to his business career, Michel served as a Naval Flight Officer in the United States Navy. While on active duty, Michel flew as a Navigator, Tactical Coordinator and Mission Commander aboard the P-3C Orion aircraft. Following his operational tour, he worked in The Pentagon as Aide to the Chief of the Naval Reserve.
Career[edit]
Business[edit]
In 1999, he founded Military.com, an online portal for servicemembers, veterans and their families.[3] In 2006, Michel founded Affinity Labs, which runs a portfolio of online professional communities. Both Military.com and Affinity Labs were purchased by Monster Worldwide.[citation needed]
Michel serves as a Director of Dale Carnegie, Catchlight, Kixeye,[4] and 3D Robotics.[5] He previously served on the boards of Castlight Health (NYSE: CSLT),[6] International Data Group (IDG), the United Service Organizations (USO), United States Naval Institute (USNI), Tugboat Yards, the USS Arizona Memorial Fund, the U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation, Alliance Health & EZ Board. He was also an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Harvard Business School during the 2010–2011 school year and served on the Presidents’ Circle of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,[7] and was named a Henry Crown Fellow of the Aspen Institute.[citation needed]
Writing and photography[edit]
Michel was a longtime columnist in Proceedings magazine.[citation needed] He is also one of three protagonists in Bill Murphy's book, The Intelligent Entrepreneur: How Three Harvard Business School Graduates Learned the 10 Rules of Successful Entrepreneurship, published by Henry Holt in 2010.[8]
Michel is also a photographer whose photographs have been used by National Geographic, the Smithsonian, the New York Times, the BBC, Outside Magazine, and others.[citation needed]
Emperor pinguin in Antarctica (2013)
Humpback whale (2014)
Sam Abell (2016)
Dalai Lama (2012)
Woman in Papua New Guinea (2004)
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Publications[edit]
- The Military Advantage: A Comprehensive Guide to Your Military & Veterans Benefits, Simon & Schuster, 2005
External links[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ "Nautilus Ventures". Nautilus Ventures.
- ^ "American Rhetoric: Carl Schramm - Commencement Address at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign". americanrhetoric.com.
- ^ "Christopher Michel : Archives". military.com.
- ^ "KIXEYE.com". kixeye.com. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ^ "DIY Drones". diydrones.com.
- ^ "Cost Transparency in Healthcare". Castlight Health.
- ^ "Harvard Business School Welcomes Nine Entrepreneurs-in-Residence". Harvard Business School (Press release). Archived from the original on September 16, 2010. Retrieved September 14, 2010.
- ^ "The Intelligent Entrepreneur: How Three Harvard Business School Graduates Learned the 10 Rules of Successful Entrepreneurship: Bill Murphy: 9780805091663: Amazon.com: Books". amazon.com.
