Michelle O’Grady Caballero

Communications Expert & Strategist
Founder, Team Friday

Michelle is a communications expert and strategist with experience in philanthropy, research, advocacy, campaigns, and partnerships. Using creative solutions to solve complex problems, Michelle advises foundations, nonprofit organizations, policymakers, and businesses on developing strategies to shift culture and connect to communities.

Her unique background in policy, media, tech, and business allows her to dot-connect issue areas, gather diverse people, and thread together solutions seamlessly. Michelle is the CEO and Founder of Team Friday and serves various boards and collaboratives, including the Washington Center for Technology Policy Inclusion, Support Latino Biz, #CASA, and Building Belonging.

Michelle is a Google Next Gen Policy Leader, a graduate of Woodbury University, and has a Master’s in Media Psychology from Fielding Graduate University. She is currently pursuing a Doctorate, and her research centers on media narratives and marketing practices and their links between belonging, behavior, and economics within BIPOC communities.