Technology is transforming our relationship with dying and grief. Michelle Desmond is a successful corporate business leader turned thanatologist (expert in death and all types of bereavement) who has experienced a lifetime of close personal losses.

Michelle has a passion for the impact tech has (and will have) on these essential human experiences. Through engaging conversations on a range of topics, as well as science-backed analysis, she uncovers the stories, ideas, and innovations changing the way we approach grief and death. 

On the first season of the Death and Other Stories podcast, Michelle blends her decades of enterprise leadership experience with her thanatology expertise to answer the question “how can we ensure that death tech is informed by both scientific and ethical considerations—so that we can provide the most helpful solutions for the people who need them?”