Professor Michelle Horton

Michelle R. Hortons Serves as the Executive Director of Career Education & Coaching at Wake Forest University’s School ofBusiness.She is the founder and Chief Driver of YOUniversity Drive, LLC, a national organization that provides professional development, training, and custom curriculum programs to prepare and develop individuals for career success. Prior to launching YOUniversityDrive, Michelle spent over a decade in corporate America developing marketing strategies for leading brands. She transitioned into the classroom in 2009 as a Marketing and Retail Management professor at Johnson C.Smith University. Michelle received her undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an MBA from Wake Forest University, where she was a recipient of the Babcock Award–an honor given to students who demonstrate exceptional scholastic performance, leadership, and integrity.