Michelle Strauss is the CEO of the Strauss Family Office and a visionary in utilizing sports for cultural diplomacy and education. She serves on several Boards, including the USA Football Champions Council. In Normandy she produces the annual Remembrance Bowl, a flag football game between active-duty soldiers of the 101st and 82nd US Army Airborne Divisions. As founder of The Remembrance Project, Michelle has introduced sport as a platform for students to honor veterans and learn the history of their service, bringing unity from the field of play into the classrooms and strengthening engagement through athletic programming. On D-Day, June 6th this year, Michelle will host the first annual Allied Soldiers Dinner at her home in France, where 400 active-duty soldiers from the United States, France, Belgium, Great Britain, and Germany will share a meal and begin a tradition of engaging in camaraderie on a former WWII battle site.