Christopher Michel

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Michel in San Francisco, February 2021.

Christopher P. Michel (born August 26, 1967) is an American photographer, entrepreneur and investor. He is the artist-in-residence at the National Academies, founder of Affinity Labs, Military.com and Nautilus Ventures.

Early life and career[edit]

Christopher Michel at 70,000 Feet in a U-2

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.[1] He earned an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1998.[2] He was awarded an honorary doctorate by Tiffin University.[citation needed]

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. In 2008, he founded Nautilus Ventures, a seed-stage venture capital firm.

Michel serves as a Director of Dale Carnegie and CatchLight.[4] He previously served on the boards of 3D Robotics, Kixeye, Castlight Health (NYSE: CSLT),[5] 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[6] and was named a Henry Crown Fellow of the Aspen Institute. Michel is an advisor to the Union of Concerned Scientists, a Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society, and a member of the Explorers Club.

Writing and photography[edit]

Michel is also a photographer and the inaugural Artist-in-Residence at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. His appointment is focused on leveraging visual storytelling to elevate the work of scientists, engineers and medical professionals in society. Michel has been working with the National Academies since 2009. He has been a member of the President’s Circle and on the advisory board of the Division on Earth and Life Studies (DELS)[citation needed]. He currently[when?] serves as an advisor to the Climate Communications Initiative.

He was formerly Photo Editor-at-Large for The Bold Italic and has published a number of fine art books. He is currently working on his latest book with travel writer, Pico Iyer.[citation needed]

Michel is also a photography instructor at the Santa Fe Photographic Workshops and Esalen. He is also an adventure guide with Natural World Safaris, leading trips in the Polar regions. Chris works closely with Leica Camera. Additionally, he was an ambassador for the launch of the Leica SL2 camera.[citation needed]

Michel was also 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.[7]

Publications[edit]

  • The Military Advantage: A Comprehensive Guide to Your Military & Veterans Benefits, Simon & Schuster, 2005

References[edit]

  1. ^ "American Rhetoric: Carl Schramm - Commencement Address at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign". americanrhetoric.com.
  2. ^ "Developing Leaders Behind Bars - Alumni - Harvard Business School". www.alumni.hbs.edu. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Christopher Michel : Archives". military.com.
  4. ^ "CatchLight". CatchLight.
  5. ^ "Cost Transparency in Healthcare". Castlight Health.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ The Intelligent Entrepreneur: How Three Harvard Business School Graduates Learned the 10 Rules of Successful Entrepreneurship: Bill Murphy: 9780805091663: Amazon.com: Books. ISBN 0805091661.

External links[edit]

Media related to Christopher Michel at Wikimedia Commons

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