Christopher Michel

Location:
San Francisco, CA
Service:
Other
Status:
Other
Relationship Status:
Single

chris's Activity

July 17
chris gave thumbs up to the article "Weeks After Surgery Denied, Teen Has New Liver".
chris gave thumbs up to the article "Warning Bells Sound Over Cellphone Use".
chris gave thumbs up to the article "More Hospital Horrors".
July 10
chris and StarlightRN are now friends.
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StarlightRN
July 09
chris received a gift from james85RN.
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Professional Information

Work

Employer:
Affinity Labs
Position:
CEO

Personal

About Me:
* Chris is the Founder of Affinity Labs, a diversified media company focused on building high-value, online communities. He is also an active advisor and investor in a number of high-tech companies and currently serves on the board of Cirrus Data Corporation and ezboard. He is also the founder & Chairman of Military.com, the nation’s largest military membership organization. Military.com connects its over 8 million members to the lifelong benefits of military service and provides public and private sector clients efficient access to the military market. Members trust Military.com for career, education and financial services. Founded in 1999, Military.com has raised over $30 million from leading investors and strategic partners, including A&E Television Networks. In 2004, Military.com was acquired by Monster Worldwide (Nasdaq:MNST), the nation’s leading careers company. 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. He is the author of The Military Advantage (Simon & Schuster 2006). He is an elected Director of the U.S. Naval Institute, a member of the General Council of the Naval Order of the United States, and serves on the Board of Governors of the USO. He is also a past San Francisco City Commissioner and previously served as a Director of the U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation and the USS Arizona Memorial Fund. Chris earned his commission from the NROTC program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he graduated with High Distinction and was named a Distinguished Naval Graduate. He also holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School and is a Henry Crown Fellow at the Aspen Institute and a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Professional Information

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    StarlightRN

    8 days ago

    335 comments

    Thanks for accepting my invite. Wow, you are awesome. So many accomplishment. You have certainly be a busy man.
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    james85RN

    about 1 month ago

    33 comments

    Thanks a lot for accepting my friend request….....yup, your right chq....he has sooo or too many affliations......Keep up the good work!.....My best Wishes!
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    chq

    about 1 month ago

    317 comments

    wow....! you're great... sooo many affliations.... hehe.. awesome! you got good jobs/careers,,, =)
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    tcollins0666angels

    4 months ago

    35 comments

    your credentials are inspiring; i am totally amazed at you achievments and have a brother in law who graduated from the USNavalAcademy .....Go Navy!!!
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    MAchantal

    5 months ago

    5 comments

    well have not been on here in a while well going to be going back to school to be a heart surgeon