Michele Kawamoto Perry is a leadership strategist, executive coach, and founder of The Forward Project, where she partners with organizations and high-performing teams to elevate leadership, transform culture, and drive meaningful impact.

For more than 25 years, Michele has worked with organizations including Boeing, Shell Global, GlaxoSmithKline, Autodesk, and the U.S. Federal Government, bringing a cross-industry lens to leadership development, organizational effectiveness, and operational excellence. She has taught organizational design at the graduate level as an adjunct professor at Pepperdine's Graziadio Business School and holds degrees from Harvard University and KEDGE Business School.

She is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) and holds certifications in The Leadership Challenge, Gallup Strengths, EQ-i 2.0, MBTI, and The Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team, among others.

Michele is also the host of Expressions of Leadership, a podcast and radio show exploring transformative leadership stories from across industries. She serves on the Board of Directors for The Academy Project and has previously served on the board of Harvard W3D: Women in Defense, Diplomacy, and Development.

The Forward Project is certified as a Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB).

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