Michelle Braden, MBA

Michelle joined WEX two years ago as their Vice President of Global Talent Development after leading previous global learning organizations as a Chief Learning Officer. Michelle is passionate about learning and development while utilizing her business savvy and leadership expertise to look beyond typical adult learning strategies and towards innovative talent development approaches that drive true business impact. She is laser-focused on enabling WEX team members to grow as individuals and professionals in their careers while delivering upon business goals and providing world-class services and solutions in the financial technology industry.

Michelle's extensive background in IT, Sales and Learning roles with Fortune 100 companies (e.g. Xerox, SAP, TELUS), has helped her to build award-winning talent and leadership development strategies, leading to robust leadership pipelines, improved performance and increased employee engagement.

Michelle frequently shares her expertise through speaking at industry events, authoring articles, and was even featured in the November 2018 issue of Chief Learning Officer magazine. Michelle recently authored a chapter called, "Do More with Less" in the January 2021 published book: Forward Focused Learning. 

Michelle has an MBA with a Leadership specialty and a BA in Management and Business Communication with a minor in Information Technology.