Michelle Edgar '21 Contributor Since 2021

Michelle Edgar is a strategist, entrepreneur, civic leader, and journalist working across entertainment, sports, media, public affairs, economic development, and major cultural events. She serves as Strategy Lead for the real estate practice at Venbrook Insurance Services and as strategic communications consultant to the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.

Through Edgar Talent Agency, Edgar advises corporations, sports organizations, civic institutions, and cultural leaders on communications, partnerships, media strategy, and community engagement. Her work includes D.C. United and six weeks of FIFA World Cup community programming produced for the City of Santa Monica. She previously served as West Coast Lead for The Founders Club.

Edgar also founded the Community Collective Association, which convenes leaders from business, government, tourism, technology, culture, and the nonprofit sector to develop partnerships and advance the future of Los Angeles County. She serves as a Santa Monica Arts Commissioner and as a public member of the California Board of Barbering and Cosmetology.

Her journalism has been featured across CSQ, the Los Angeles Daily News, Santa Monica Daily Press, Pasadena Star-News, Press-Telegram, Los Angeles Magazine, The Rio Times, and Buenos Aires Times. A Northwestern University graduate, Edgar holds a Master of Legal Studies from UCLA School of Law and completed Harvard Business School’s Business of Entertainment, Media, and Sports program.