Michael Hamilton

Professional Accomplishments:
Michael Hamilton is vice president of Corporate Strategy with the Principal Financial Group®.

He is charged with leading the corporate strategy function by providing the structure, discipline and focus to assist The Principals’ business units in achieving their strategic objectives.

Prior to joining the Principal, Michael had his own consulting firm, Hamilton Consulting International, where advised clients on the exploration, qualification and execution of strategic planning, sales and marketing efforts in the United Kingdom, Switzerland and the United States.

Before starting his firm, Michael was director of International Business Development for John Ryan Performance, Inc. in London, where he was focused on delivering sales and marketing strategies to the global retail banking market.  Prior to that, he was the director of Strategy and Business Development at Carlson Companies, supporting the corporate center, and has held various sales and corporate development roles at Target Corporation and Honeywell International, Inc.

Education:
B.S. Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Missouri-Columbia; MBA Operations Management, University of Illinois; M.S. Leadership and Strategy, London Business School, Sloan Fellowship