Michael is an accomplished executive with broad experience in North America and internationally in a range of industries. A strategic thinker with a focus on change management, his creative approach delivers measurable results in productivity and profitability by leveraging an organization's human capital and business strategy. Michael's career has encompassed senior positions with leading corporations and consulting firms. Currently Michael serves as Senior Vice President of Human Resources and board member for the Harcourt Education Group, a global education provider headquartered in Orlando, Florida. Prior to Harcourt he served as Senior Vice President, Human Resources for Columbia House Company in New York, where he was a key member of the Executive Council tasked with the financial turnaround, a leveraged buyout in 2002, the re engineering of the business model, and the sale of the company to Bertelsmann in July 2005. Michael was responsible for all aspects of Human Resources, facilities, and internal corporate communications, driving Columbia House's transformation to a profitable business in less than two years and leading to the profitable sale of the company.

Previously Michael was a Senior Manager in the Organizational and Human Performance Group of Accenture, responsible for implementation of major change and technical training initiatives within the energy and chemicals practice. Though primarily client facing, he also played a major role in recruitment, selection, performance management compensation, and career counseling. Michael's career also includes positions in Training and Development for Matsushita Electric and Lillian Vernon. Michael holds a BA degree from The University of Arizona and an MS degree in Human Resource Management from the New School for Social Research in New York.