As Chief Marketing Officer and head of Sustainability, Michelle focuses on helping companies transform today’s workforce for tomorrow’s economy. She is responsible for Skillsoft’s global marketing strategy, including generating awareness, driving preference, leading two company rebrands, and building affinity for Skillsoft. Michelle serves as the company's brand evangelist, helping to build a vibrant community of passionate learners, and also serves as the company expert on all things ESG.

Michelle brings 25+ years of marketing, branding and strategy experience. Prior to Skillsoft, she held several executive positions of increasing responsibility in the high-tech sector, including CMO of IBM Watson, and Global Head of Marketing for The Weather Company, an IBM Business. Michelle is a prolific speaker on a range of topics, including the war for talent, gender equity in the workplace, and marketing in a post-pandemic world. She covers these topics and more as the host of Skillsoft's podcast, The Edge. She is a founding member of CMO Huddles, a group dedicated to bringing together and empowering highly effective B2B CMOs to share, care, and dare each other to greatness. Michelle holds a Master’s degree from Simmons University and sits on the pro side of the Oxford comma debate.