Michelle Maldonado

Michelle Maldonado is a former corporate attorney turned business professional with 17 years of leadership experience in new business development, strategic planning, and operations across the e-learning, online media and entertainment, and legal industries. She is the creator and editor of The Authentic Leadership Series and serves as Associate Vice President of Corporate and Strategic Relationships for American Public University. Michelle is passionate about the topic of leadership authenticity and its convergence with emotional intelligence, mindfulness and other “conscious leadership” practices that help build successful and sustainable organizations. Michelle’s work has been featured in Chief Learning Officer, Human Capital Insights, Leadership Excellence, and Training magazines as well as through conference and client presentations around the country.