Professional Experience

• Attorney, Securian Financial Group
• Legal Counsel, Governor Arne Carlson
• Board Member, Minnesota Children’s Museum
• Former Board Member, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce
• Former Chair, Minnesota Chamber Education Committee
• City Business 2001 “Forty Under Forty” Leadership Honoree
• Former Member, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Citizen Board
• Graduate of Dartmouth College and the University of Minnesota Law School

Family and Community

• Married to Annie (Moe) Michel
• Father of four girls: Ellie (14), Lexie (12), Olivia (10) and Cassie (8)
• Children attend Valley View Middle School, Creek Valley Elementary, and Normandale French Immersion
• Members at Christ Presbyterian Church
• Coach, Edina Youth Soccer
• Member, Edina Rotary and Edina Chamber of Commerce
• Board Member, Edina Soccer Club