Christopher Michel

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.

Michel in San Francisco, in 2021.

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.[17][19] He has taught photography at the Esalen Institute[20] and Santa Fe Workshops,[21] and was an ambassador for Leica Camera.[22][23]

Selected photographs

References
  1. Jaffe, Greg (2000-03-25). "Entrepreneurs, Generals Join Forces To Launch Web Sites for Soldiers". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  2. "Chris Michel | Union of Concerned Scientists". www.ucsusa.org. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  3. "Developing Leaders Behind Bars - Alumni - Harvard Business School". www.alumni.hbs.edu. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  4. "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.
  5. Bransten, Lisa (2001-08-27). "Military Advantage Gets Funds For Targeting Veterans, Military". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
  6. "Monster Buys Military Site". Wall Street Journal. 2004-03-16. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
  7. Frommer, Dan. "Monster (MNST) Buys Career Verticals For $61M". Business Insider. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
  8. Dealbook (2008-01-07). "Monster to Acquire Affinity Labs for $61 Million". New York Times DealBook. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
  9. Bill Murphy, Jr (12 October 2010). The Intelligent Entrepreneur. Henry Holt and Company. ISBN 978-0805091663.
  10. "Nautilus Ventures Overview". Pitchbook. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  11. "Exclusive: Former Foxconn and Samsung execs launch VC firm". Fortune. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
  12. Michel, Christopher P. (2005-12-20). The Military Advantage: A Comprehensive Guide to Your Military & Veterans Benefits. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-0-7432-6946-9.
  13. Booher, Alice A. (2013). Veterans Law Review (PDF) (6th ed.). pp. 264–269.
  14. Graham, Jefferson. "Chris Michel's tips on street and travel photography". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  15. "On the edge of space: A photographer's out-of-this-world selfie, 70,000 feet above the Earth". Washington Post. 2015-05-28. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  16. "Climate Communications Initiative". www.nationalacademies.org. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  17. "The 'New Heroes' of Caltech and JPL". Caltech Magazine. 2023-02-01. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  18. "National Academies Names Inaugural Artist in Residence". www.nationalacademies.org. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  19. "Up Close – Engineering Education ASEE Prism". 2021-05-08. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
  20. "Christopher Michel | Faculty Member | Esalen". www.esalen.org. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
  21. "Christopher Michel". Santa Fe Workshops. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
  22. "Christopher Michel: The Best Stories Come From Inside - The Leica camera Blog". leica-camera.blog. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
  23. #StayHomewithLeica - TO THE END OF THE EARTH - Om Malik and Chris Michel interview, retrieved 2023-09-21

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