Sean-Michael Green is an expert on topics related to higher education among non-traditional groups.

Sean-Michael was not a good student in high school. His grades were horrible (especially in Algebra II where he never wrote more than his name on an exam in his senior year), and he had no intention of going to college. Instead, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps.

He served four years on Active Duty, participating as a team member in a variety of successful missions. He served primarily as an Infantryman in 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines. In addition to two six-month "floats," he deployed to locations such as Panama, Cuba, and Iraq during the First Gulf War. After leaving Active Duty, he entered the Selected Marine Corps Reserve, where he served an additional six years. As a Marine, Sean-Michael evolved into a creative and effective leader.

Sean-Michael wandered into a community college after separating from Active Duty. His first semester was an experiment, and he had little hope that he would fare better in college than he did in high school. But he quickly learned that he loved learning and being a non-traditional student; he found so much money for school that he was making a profit attending college; and he discovered an aptitude for classroom and independent learning.

He transferred to the University of Pittsburgh, where he graduated the University Honors College, magna cum laude and as a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He earned several graduate degrees at the University of Pennsylvania and Cornell University, and he studied at Columbia University, Carnegie Mellon University, and the Université de Paris 1 (Panthéon-Sorbonne).

Professionally, Sean-Michael has more than 20 years of experience as an entrepreneur and manager. After founding a food delivery company during his last year on Active duty, he created Services and Solutions—a company that he managed for more than six years— and he served as the Chief Executive Officer of Memories RPA, Inc.—a technology company that recorded, preserved, and archived memories of individuals and families.

In 2000, Sean-Michael founded SES College Services. The company hired graduate students at the most selective and elite universities to serve as mentors to non-traditional college applicants. The company worked with military clients around the world helping them to achieve their educational goals. After more than three years with SES College Services, Sean-Michael sold the assets of the company and began consulting through Sean-Michael Green, Inc.

Sean-Michael currently serves as the Dean of Graduate and Adult Enrollment at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York. Prior to this appointment, he served in leadership roles in academic affairs, including as Associate Dean in the Division of Graduate and Continuing Education at Westfield State College and as Assistant Dean of Academic Programs at the University of Pittsburgh's College of General Studies. In addition, Sean-Michael teaches courses at the undergraduate and graduate level.

Sean-Michael writes on a variety of topics including higher education, the military, management, law, philosophy, and physics. Notably, he is the author of Marching to College: Turning Military Experience into College Admissions ; and What I Learned in College: A Year in the Ivy League ; in addition to other scholarly, professional, and lay publications.

Sean-Michael participates as a leader in many civic activities. He is a a mentor to entrepreneurs, and he serves as a judge and mentor in Wharton's annual Business Plan Competition. He was one of the founding members of the Allegheny County Bar Association’s Military and Veteran Affairs Committee, and he is also a member of the Pennsylvania Advisory Council on Military and Veteran Education. Previously, he served as a volunteer and a member of the Board of Directors for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh; he was General Counsel and a Board Member for Digital Briefing, Inc.; and he donated his time as a pro bono attorney with Neighborhood Legal Services Association in Pennsylvania.

Many organizations have formally recognized Sean-Michael's contributions. In 2006, Sean-Michael was named as one of the City of Pittsburgh's "40 under 40" for his entrepreneurship, activism, and leadership. In addition, he has been the recipient of many academic and military honors.