Michael Farmer (academic)
# Michael Farmer (academic)

Michael Farmer is an American academic and author.

## Biography

Farmer attended Princeton University, where he graduated with A.B. in English literature before continuing on for an MBA at the Harvard Business School. He began his career as a weapon officer with US Navy. Later, he joined academia and became associate dean for policy and resources at the Harvard School of Public Health. For a brief period, he also served as a professor of naval science at Iowa State University.

In 1992, he founded Farmer & Company after working as a strategy consultant with Boston Consulting Group and Bain & Company.

In 2015, his book Madison Avenue Manslaughter was published which was reviewed by Financial Times and NZ Herald. He has also written for The Daily Telegraph.

