Michelle is originally from Cleveland OH, and attended RIT where she received her BS in EE in ‘91. Upon graduation from RIT, she attended graduate school at MIT where she received her Ph.D. in EECS in ’00. Dr. Spina has over 20 years of technological leadership with deep management experience in both commercial and DoD markets, across large established corporations, fast-paced start-up companies and world-class research university environments. Currently, she is a Vice President at Systems & Technology Research.