Michael Gale

Michael Gale

University of Florida

National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG)

Government

Michael Gale is the interim Chief of Staff for the Chief Learning Officer (CLO) for the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), which is essentially the training arm for DOI.  Prior to that he was Chief of Staff at the US Fish and Wildlife Service. He previously served as a Special Assistant with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, helping lead the agency’s conservation strategy of the Monarch butterfly. The number of monarchs in North America has dropped 90% in the past 20 years. Michael’s job was to rally a diverse team of scientists, educators, and land managers to work across the continent to reverse this precipitous decline. Michael is a 2005 Mitchell Scholar. He was enrolled in the Zoology Master's Degree program at the National University of Ireland, Galway. Michael's thesis research examined issues arising out of EU conservation area designations for private land owners in Ireland. Inspired by the arts community in Galway, Michael was an active member of the drama society at NUIG. Michael obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of Florida.