Michele Owens is an accomplished writer who has helped some of the most distinctive leaders in American public life give voice to their ideas. She is the former chief speech writer for Governor William F. Weld of Massachusetts and worked on his 1996 Senate campaign. She was also a staff speech writer for Governor Mario Cuomo of New York. With former John Hancock CEO David F. D’Alessandro, she is the co-author of two nationally bestselling business books, Career Warfare and Brand Warfare, which was named one of the best business books of 2001 by Library Journal.