Christopher Michel Explained
Christopher P. Michel is an American photographer and entrepreneur, who founded Military.com.[1] He is the current artist in residence at the National Academies.
Early life and career
Michel attended the University of Illinois. He served as a flight officer in the US Navy,[2] and later as a lieutenant commander in the reserves. He earned an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1998,[3] and returned to the school as an entrepreneur-in-residence in 2010.[4]
Career
Business
In 2000, Michel founded Military.com, an early website providing news and practical information about the military for active service members, veterans, and their family members.[5] It was acquired by Monster Worldwide in 2004.[6]
In 2006, he founded Affinity Labs, a company building social networking and career-building sites for professional communities. It was acquired in 2008.[7] [8] In 2010, his work with these companies was profiled in The Intelligent Entrepreneur.[9]
In 2008 he started an early stage investment firm, Nautilus Ventures.[10] [11]
Writing and photography
From 2005 to 2009 he wrote The Military Advantage, a guide to veterans benefits.[12] Starting in 2009, publication was taken over by the Naval Institute Press.[13]
He is a nature and portrait photographer,[14] producing collections for the Navy[15] and for the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, where he advised on climate communication.[16] [17] In 2021 he became their first artist in residence,[18] producing a portrait series of American scientists.[19] He has taught photography at the Esalen Institute[20] and Santa Fe Workshops,[21] and was an ambassador for Leica Camera.[22]
Selected photographs
External links
Notes and References
- News: Jaffe . Greg . 2000-03-25 . Entrepreneurs, Generals Join Forces To Launch Web Sites for Soldiers . en-US . Wall Street Journal . 2023-09-27 . 0099-9660.
- Web site: Chris Michel Union of Concerned Scientists . 2023-09-19 . www.ucsusa.org . en.
- Web site: Developing Leaders Behind Bars - Alumni - Harvard Business School. 23 August 2017. www.alumni.hbs.edu. 29 January 2019.
- Harvard Business School Welcomes Nine Entrepreneurs-in-Residence . dead . Harvard Business School . September 14, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100916191040/http://www.hbs.edu/news/releases/2010entrepreneursinresidence.html . September 16, 2010 .
- News: Bransten. Lisa . 2001-08-27 . Military Advantage Gets Funds For Targeting Veterans, Military . en-US . Wall Street Journal . 2023-09-21 . 0099-9660.
- News: 2004-03-16 . Monster Buys Military Site . en-US . Wall Street Journal . 2023-09-21 . 0099-9660.
- Web site: Frommer . Dan . Monster (MNST) Buys Career Verticals For $61M . 2023-09-21 . Business Insider . en-US.
- Web site: Dealbook . 2008-01-07 . Monster to Acquire Affinity Labs for $61 Million . 2023-09-21 . New York Times DealBook . en.
- Book: The Intelligent Entrepreneur. 978-0805091663. Bill Murphy . Jr . 12 October 2010 . Henry Holt and Company .
- Web site: Nautilus Ventures Overview . September 19, 2023 . Pitchbook.
- Web site: Exclusive: Former Foxconn and Samsung execs launch VC firm . 2023-09-21 . Fortune . en.
- Book: Michel, Christopher P. . The Military Advantage: A Comprehensive Guide to Your Military & Veterans Benefits . 2005-12-20 . Simon and Schuster . 978-0-7432-6946-9 . en.
- Book: Booher, Alice A. . Veterans Law Review . 2013 . 6th . 264–269.
- Web site: Graham . Jefferson . Chris Michel's tips on street and travel photography . 2023-09-19 . USA TODAY . en-US.
- News: 2015-05-28 . On the edge of space: A photographer's out-of-this-world selfie, 70,000 feet above the Earth . 2023-09-19 . Washington Post . en.
- Web site: Climate Communications Initiative . 2023-09-28 . www.nationalacademies.org.
- Web site: 2023-02-01 . The 'New Heroes' of Caltech and JPL . 2023-09-19 . Caltech Magazine . en-US.
- Web site: National Academies Names Inaugural Artist in Residence. 2023-09-19 . www.nationalacademies.org.
- Web site: 2021-05-08 . Up Close – Engineering Education ASEE Prism . 2023-09-21 . en-US.
- Web site: Christopher Michel Faculty Member Esalen . 2023-09-21 . www.esalen.org.
- Web site: Christopher Michel . 2023-09-21 . Santa Fe Workshops . en-US.
- Web site: Christopher Michel: The Best Stories Come From Inside - The Leica camera Blog . 2023-09-21 . leica-camera.blog.