Michel Zelnick

Michel started his career in a family business with his immigrant parents and brothers in Montreal, Canada. Over the next forty-plus years, his business experience became further grounded in many facets of executive management, including roles as President & CEO, CFO, COO, Attorney, and CPA with private and public companies. In addition to having been in private practice working with couples in La Jolla, California, his clinical experience has included working as a psychotherapist with both the Departments of Psychiatry at UCSD and at the VA, San Diego. Recently, he has been applying all of the above experiences to advise private businesses, partnerships, families, and boards. His emphasis is on the resolution of conflict among and between business owners, particularly where there is a convergence of strong negative emotions and significant economic stakes. Bet the company stuff. Michel has a JD from the USD Schoool of Law, a Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy from the USD School of Leadership and Education Sciences, a Diploma in Public Accounting from McGill University School of Graduate Studies, and a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting and Finance from the McGill University School of Management. Michel is licensed in California as a CPA (inactive), an attorney (inactive), and a Marriage and Family Therapist.