Michelle Grover is the chief technology officer at Slalom, a next-generation professional services company. She has been named by Business Insider as one of the “100 people transforming business in emerging tech,” and she is frequently quoted in major technology and business publications.

As Slalom’s first CTO, Michelle is responsible for developing IT strategy, growing IT expertise to support Slalom’s business and expansion goals, and evaluating opportunities for the company to learn from and enable its own partner technologies. She oversees the global technology organization, including infrastructure, product engineering, and architecture, with the goal of empowering Slalom teams around the world to deliver outcomes that build better tomorrows for all.

Michelle brings to Slalom an impressive technical background, including previous leadership positions as chief information officer at Twilio and senior vice president of software at SAP Concur. She was most recently the interim chief information and digital officer at First Command Financial Services, which provides banking services and coaching for those who serve in the US military in their pursuit of financial security. She also spent the first 20 years of her career as an engineer, transforming infrastructure and leading successful teams.

Michelle sits on the boards of Apptentive and Onymos and joined the Greycroft and Sierra Ventures technology councils in 2020. As a board member, she meets with various companies that are part of the Greycroft and Sierra Ventures portfolios to provide her insights on the market fit, emerging technology use, and possible pitfalls or obstacles that a company may encounter on its journey.

Michelle has a wonderful son, Dimitri. Both Michelle and Dimitri share a love for books. As avid readers, they will read the same titles to deepen their connection and offer new perspectives on the stories and themes.