Dr. Michael Baron was born in Moscow, Russia in 1976.

He holds a PhD from Curtin University a Master Of Education Management from Edith Cowan University, a Graduate Certificate In Industrial Education & Training from RMIT University and a Bachelor of Arts from University of Melbourne.

He is the founder and managing director of Baron Consulting, a boutique Melbourne-based consulting firm. He also lectures MBA and MIS students in some of the leading Australian universities.