▁he ▁graduated ▁Ph i ▁B eta ▁K appa ▁and ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁the ▁distinguished ▁naval ▁gradu ate . ▁ ▁He ▁earned ▁an ▁M BA ▁from ▁Harvard ▁Business ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁given ▁an ▁honor ary ▁doctor ate ▁by ▁T iff in ▁University . ▁ ▁Military ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁his ▁business ▁career , ▁Michel ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁Naval ▁Fl ight ▁Officer ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy . ▁ ▁While ▁on ▁active ▁duty , ▁Michel ▁fle w ▁as ▁a ▁N avigator , ▁T act ical ▁Co ordin ator ▁and ▁Mission ▁Commander ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁P - 3 C ▁Or ion ▁aircraft . ▁ ▁Following ▁his ▁oper ational ▁tour , ▁he ▁worked ▁in ▁The ▁Pent agon ▁as ▁A ide ▁to ▁the ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁Naval ▁Reserve . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Business ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁he ▁founded ▁Military . com , ▁an ▁online ▁portal ▁for ▁serv ic em embers , ▁veter ans ▁and ▁their ▁families . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Michel ▁founded ▁Aff inity ▁L abs , ▁which ▁runs ▁a ▁port folio ▁of ▁online ▁professional ▁communities . ▁Both ▁Military . com ▁and ▁Aff inity ▁L abs ▁were ▁purchased ▁by ▁Mon ster ▁World wide .. ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁he ▁founded ▁N aut ilus ▁Vent ures , ▁a ▁seed - stage ▁vent ure ▁capital ▁firm . ▁ ▁Michel ▁serves ▁as ▁a ▁Director ▁of ▁D ale ▁Car neg ie ▁and ▁C atch Light . ▁He ▁previously ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁bo ards