Chris Michel

Chris is the Artist-in-Residence at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering & Medicine. He’s also a partner at Nautilus Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm he founded in 2008. In 1999, he founded Military.com, an online portal for servicemembers, veterans and their families. Chris also founded Affinity Labs, which runs a portfolio of online professional communities. Chris is also an accomplished photojournalist; his work appearing regularly in print and online. Chris graduated from the University of Illinois and holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School and an honorary Doctorate from Tiffin University.