Michael A. Mische is a Professor at the USC Marshall School of Business and a prominent management consultant. He joined USC in 1997 as an adjunct professor and has been a full-time faculty member since 2016, maintaining a high-profile presence as a thought leader in the consulting industry. He directs USC Marshall's Management Consulting Curriculum, which he designed and coordinated starting in 2015, leading to a significant increase in MBA placements in consulting.