Michelle Shail was raised in the Commonwealth of Virginia where historic landmarks like Jamestown, Williamsburg and Charlottesville have and continue to chronicle the American Experiment.
A student of human behavior, Shail studied psychology at Appalachian State and deftly applied the acumen to business. During the Tech Boom of the 1990’s, she worked as a Modis IT recruiter connecting human capital to business growth for Fortune 1000 companies.
Shail earned an MA in Organization Development from Queens University, and went on to become a Talent Manager at TIAA and Trane Technologies: a global leader in Climate and Sustainability.
She joined Charlatan Magazine in 2008 with a critical look at global food insecurity, and interview with Kurdistan’s Agricultural Minister Jamal Fuad. Shail has and continues to write about the compelling influencers, technologies, and social movements of our time.