Michelle Diamond

Michelle Diamond is CEO of Elevate Diamond Strategy, a growth strategy and execution advisory, consulting, and interim executive firm has 25+ years’ strategy, general management, marketing, finance, go-to-market, and operations experience.

Diamond has strong expertise helping companies scale, developing, evaluating, and implementing diverse, yet innovative growth strategies, strategic plans, and go-to-market initiatives for acceleration and long-term value creation, leading mergers and acquisitions (pre and post), creating competitive advantage and differentiation, and in turnarounds/ restructuring to optimize profitability.

Diamond is an expert, executive, and entrepreneur who worked with 65 organizations from startup, early/growth stage, small/mid-cap, private equity/venture capital, to Fortune 50 companies in 25+ industries including CIGNA, Colgate-Palmolive, Elsevier, MetLife, and Daimler.

Diamond was the creator and Head, Competitive Intelligence for the $1B+ Group Insurance Division at CIGNA. Prior to that role, she oversaw CIGNA’s $20M Printing & Distribution business, was Manager of Strategy at Accenture, and in Mergers & Acquisitions and Assurance and Business Advisory Services at Ernst & Young. She also held financial roles at Colgate-Palmolive and Citibank.

Diamond holds an MBA from Duke University, a BS from Morgan State University (Summa Cum Laude), and attended Wharton Executive Education. She is also a nonpracticing Certified Public Accountant.

Diamond volunteered for the United Way, March of Dimes, Boys & Girls Club, Big Brothers Big Sisters, and Habitat for Humanity. She is also a speaker and a growth expert on top radio programs.

Diamond is the author of the book, "How to Grow & Expand Your Business in Times of Feast or Famine".