Michael is a global health media relations consultant with more than three decades of experience across infectious diseases, including HIV, tuberculosis, and viral hepatitis, as well as drug policy, noncommunicable diseases, and pandemic preparedness.

Since 2007, he has served as media relations consultant to both the International AIDS Conference and the Harm Reduction International Conference. He currently works with a range of organizations and initiatives, including the Global Commission on Drug Policy, the International AIDS Society, IAVI, NCD Alliance, Vital Strategies, the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response, the Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, and the WHO Director-General’s Special Envoy for Chronic Respiratory Diseases.