Michael oversees continuing education and professional development for Teaching Channel, including defining strategic initiatives. His primary focus areas include product innovation, customer experience and strategic partnerships. Michael enjoys collaborating with K-12 schools and higher education institutions to identify value-creating solutions that support teachers throughout their lifelong learning journey.
Before joining Teaching Channel, Michael led the Higher Education division at WorldStrides, creating experiential learning programs for 500+ universities and visiting more than 100 countries each academic year. Michael’s prior professional experience includes several years at Wachovia Bank and Deloitte, where he focused on mergers and acquisitions and assurance advisory services.
He holds a B.S. in Accounting and Marketing from The Ohio State University and completed the General Management Program at Harvard Business School.
Michael’s hobbies include running, college football, beekeeping, and spending time with his wife and two daughters.