Michelle currently produces and directs our productions alongside her role as Creative Director on TED’s production team.
She has an amazing knack for identifying and surrounding herself with the world's best people. At least that's what Jake likes to tell himself. Between living and traveling in the Middle East and Southeast Asia, Michelle pursued a BA in both religious studies & broadcast journalism and an MPA in international policy and nonprofit management at NYU. Her energy is committed to sharing stories that have the power to expand perspective, to make people imagine what is possible, and then to act from a place of increased compassion and awareness. Beyond the production world, Michelle loves time spent exploring nature, gaining new insights as a birth doula, horseback riding, and circling up with fellow joy seekers.