About

Michele brings more than 25 years of public relations experience to her clients, including 20+ years in ophthalmology and optometry. She began her career as an editorial assistant for Business Week’s Paris bureau as well as several other McGraw-Hill Companies publications. In 1997, Michele moved to New York City to work at public relations firms The Rowland Company and in 1999, Edelman. At both agencies, Michele managed projects and media relations, and served as writer and event planner in many specialized industries, including optometry and ophthalmology, photography and imaging, and information technology. Her clients included Canon, Eyetech, Fujifilm, Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Pfizer, and Reuters.

In 2004, Michele launched Gray Communications, LLC, which specializes in communications and marketing for ophthalmic pharmaceutical companies. Her clients have included Allegro Ophthalmics, Aurion Biotech, Avedro, Glaukos, Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Novaliq, Verana Health, ViaLase, and Tenpoint (formerly, VISUS Therapeutics). In addition, she consults for Powers & Co and Lightspeed PR, using her broad knowledge of the ophthalmic industry to provide strategic counsel to Ocutrx, Qlaris, and others.

Michele holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Affairs and French from the University of Colorado-Boulder and a certificate in French language studies from the Université Michel de Montaigne in Bordeaux, France. She has lived in several U.S. cities as well as in Paris and Bordeaux, France and Salamanca, Spain, and speaks fluent French.