Dr. Michael Bleich has built a distinguished career advancing nursing leadership, strengthening the health care workforce, and shaping the systems in which nurses learn, lead, and practice. Across clinical care, executive leadership, higher education, policy, and professional service, his work has consistently challenged nurses and health care leaders to think differently about leadership, organizations, and the future of the profession. Dr. Bleich’s career reflects an unusual breadth of leadership across health care and academia. He served as a Chief Nursing Officer in Wisconsin and Nebraska, and as the Dr. Carol A. Lindeman Distinguished Professor of Nursing and Dean of the School of Nursing at Oregon Health & Science University. He later served as President and Maxine Clark and Bob Fox Dean of the Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College. At the University of Kansas Medical Center, his leadership spanned nursing, medicine, and health care delivery through roles including Associate Dean and Professor in the School of Nursing, Chair and Professor of Health Policy and Management, and Chief Operating Officer/Chief Executive Officer of KU Health Partners. His influence extends well beyond the organizations he has led. Dr. Bleich was one of five nurses selected to serve on the Institute of Medicine committee that produced the landmark report The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health, which helped shape national dialogue and action concerning nursing education, leadership, practice, and workforce policy. Throughout his career, Dr. Bleich has been a persistent voice for developing nurses as leaders and strengthening the environments in which they practice. His scholarship includes Wisdom at Work: The Importance of the Older and Experienced Nurse in the Workplace, published by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; Analysis of the Nursing Workforce Crisis: A Call to Action; Advancing Diversity through Inclusive Excellence in Nursing; and The Policy and Politics of Nursing Education. He has authored more than 100 scholarly publications and continues to write about leadership and professional development. His Board service includes roles with the Foundation for the National Student Nurses Association, International Society for Professional Identity in Nursing, Friends of the National Institute of Nursing Research, and CGFNS International (now TruMerit). His contributions have been recognized through honors including the Luther Christman Award from the American Association for Men in Nursing and the Anthony J. Jannetti Award for extraordinary contributions to health care from the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses. Dr. Bleich’s career has been grounded in a belief that nursing’s influence is realized not only through excellent practice, but through nurses who are prepared to lead, question assumptions, shape policy, redesign systems, and create the conditions for others to succeed. Dr. Bleich received a diploma in nursing from St. Luke’s Hospital School of Nursing, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Milton College, a Master of Public Health in Nursing and Patient Care Administration from the University of Minnesota, and a PhD in Human Resource Development from the University of Nebraska.