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Morgenthau Special

Christopher Michel, founder of Military.com, sailed along with Morgenthau during this patrol and took the following photos.

Christopher Michel,
Founder
 
Chris is Founder of Military Advantage, the nation's largest military membership organization. Through Military.com, the company connects over 6 million members to the lifelong benefits of military service. Members trust Military.com for career, education and financial services. Founded in 1999, Military.com has raised over $30 million from leading venture investors and strategic partners, including A&E Television Networks. In 2004, Military.com was acquired by Monster Worldwide (Nasdaq:MNST).

Prior to founding the company, Chris was a strategy consultant assisting companies in the airline, entertainment, and financial services industries. In addition, he assisted in the founding of Initio Pharmaceuticals, a biotechnology company focused on rational drug design.

Chris also served as a Naval Flight Officer in the United States Navy. While on active duty, Chris flew as a P-3 Navigator, Tactical Coordinator and Mission Commander in support of maritime interdiction operations in the Red Sea, NATO enforcement operations in the Adriatic, and counter-narcotics missions in Central America. Following his operational tour, Chris worked in the Pentagon as Aide to the Chief of the Naval Reserve.

An advocate for servicemembers and Veterans, Chris is a frequent speaker and has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Business Week, Financial Times, and others. He is also a regular guest on CNN and other national radio and TV programs. In addition, he writes the monthly "Charting your Course" column for U.S. Naval Institute's Proceedings magazine and is the author of The Military Advantage (Simon & Schuster 2005). He is an elected Director of the U.S. Naval Institute, a Trustee of the U.S. Naval Institute Foundation, and a member of the General Council of the Naval Order of the United States. Chris is also a past Director of the United States Navy Memorial Foundation and Trustee of the USS Arizona Memorial Fund.

Chris earned his commission from the NROTC program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he was named a Distinguished Naval Graduate. He also holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 






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