Michael Clark was born in the Washington DC area as the son of a dentist and a vet and grew up in New Jersey. His parents were from Ohio, and Michael chose to attend Ohio State University where he studied industrial systems engineering. He began his career working for Rockwell before shifting to the insurance industry. His work for AETNA took him to Columbus, Ohio, Kansas City, San Franciso and Philadelphia. He moved back to Kansas City to run sales for Delta Dental Kansas, eventually becoming CEO. He stayed within the dental industry, but shifted focus to buying dental practices. In 2013 he was recruited to San Diego to work for Argen, which specializes in dental alloys, digital dentistry and dental laboratory resources. Michael helped the company expand by adding over 500 employees with global locations. He retired in 2023, but got bored with retirement and started an employee benefit brokerage firm.
Michael enjoys weightlifting and has competed in more than 50 natural body building competitions. He also likes off-roading in his Jeep. His wife Andrea taught for the San Dieguito School District and is now retired. His son Max played rugby at Torrey Pines High School and then played for Ohio State. He’s now plays for a San Diego Legion feeder team.
Michael had been a Rotarian in Kansas City, missed it, and reached out to our club in February 2024. Since he joined, Michael has jumped right in, playing a key role in organizing our Gallop4Rotary.