John Michel

Brigadier General John E. Michel has served our nation as a member of the United States Air Force for twenty-four years. A command pilot with over 3,300 hours of flying time, he has commanded a tanker flying squadron, an expeditionary operations group in support of operations in the Middle East, and a tanker wing in North Dakota. A recognized expert in individual and organizational change, he has led several multi-billion dollar transformation efforts for the Department of Defense. His work in the area of resilience development and positive change has been adopted for use by the Air Force and reported in the Harvard Business Review. General Michel is currently stationed in Southern Illinois with his wife, Holly, and their two sons, Taylor and Brandon.