Michelle McDermott
PARTNER
Michelle advises senior leaders eager to enhance credibility, develop teams, build relationships, evolve culture, and navigate challenging issues. She is passionate about making the complex simple.
With more than 20 years of professional experience, including at Andersen Consulting, Michelle has deep expertise in strategic communication, organizational change, mergers and acquisitions, and business transformation. Her clients have included Assurant, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Dell Technologies, Fannie Mae, FMC, GAF, Kimberly-Clark, McDonald’s, Prudential, TEKsystems, and the World Bank Group.
Michelle holds a BA in Journalism from Pennsylvania State University’s Schreyer Honors College and an MA in Organizational Communication from Arizona State University. She speaks regularly on the topic of crisis communication and has taught interpersonal communication, public speaking, and strategic writing.
Michelle is based in Philadelphia and spends much of her time outside of work with her husband and three children — cheering on local sports teams, jumping into the next family adventure, and watching the latest Netflix series.
