Michael Johns is a health care executive, former White House and U.S. federal government official, and a conservative policy analyst and writer. He is an editorial contributor to Seeking Alpha and a member of the board of directors for InvesTrend, a global equity research firm.

In his industry capacities, Michael has held executive management responsibilities in several components of the U.S. and global health care industry and has managed investor relations for a Fortune 1000, NASDAQ-traded company.

In addition to his extensive private sector career, Michael has served as a White House speechwriter to President George H. W. Bush, a senior aide to former New Jersey Governor and 9/11 Commission Chairman Tom Kean (R-NJ), and a senior United States Senate aide to U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME). Michael began his career as a policy analyst at the Washington, D.C.-based Heritage Foundation and as an editor of the foundation's scholarly magazine, Policy Review.

Michael has written for The Wall Street Journal, The Christian Science Monitor, National Review, CBS HealthWatch, and other national media. He has appeared on PBS, CNBC, C-SPAN, Al Jazeera, Fox Morning News, and other networks. His blog is accessible at:

http://michaeljohnsonfreedomandprosperity.blogspot.com/

Michael is a graduate of the University of Miami, where he majored in economics and graduated with honors.

He resides in Deptford, New Jersey and Emmaus, Pennsylvania and can be reached at: michaeldjohns@gmail.com.