Michael R. Bleich, PhD, RN, FNAP, FAAN
Chief Executive Officer
NursDynamics, LLC
Dr. Michael Bleich is a Wisconsin native who has held clinical, consultative, service, academic, and association leadership positions. Dr. Bleich, a recognized scholar and thought leader, addresses national and international audiences, including nurses, executives, governance bodies, associations, and the media. Four contributions are significant to the advancement of the discipline – his engagement as one of the five nurses on the committee that wrote the original seminal report, The Future of Nursing, Leading Change, Advancing Health, issued through the Institute of Medicine, Wisdom at Work: the Importance of the Older and Experienced Nurse in the Workplace published through the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Men in Nursing: Understanding the Challenges Men Face in this Predominantly Female Profession, and Analysis of the Nursing Workforce Crisis: a Call to Action, both published in the American Journal of Nursing.
Dr. Bleich has a diploma, BSN, MPH, and Ph.D. from Midwestern Schools. He completed Fellowships with the Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellows Program, the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and the WK Kellogg Foundation. An inductee of the American Academy of Nursing and the National Academies of Practice, he proudly served as the President of CGFNS, International, and FNINR, both advancing science and ensuring workforce mobility, quality, and safety.