
Senior Finance Director, Southwest Region at Quest Diagnostics, Former Chair, First Night Morris County
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Born and raised in Morristown, NJ, Michael L. Schmidt is a former Chairman of First Night Morris County. Mr. Schmidt attended First Night Morris with his parents as a child, performed at First Night as a member of the band Odd Man Out, and participated as a member of the Board of Trustees and Advisory Board for the past 10 years. He has also been very involved in the town of Morristown, serving as Chairman of the Zoning Board of Adjustment, Commissioner of the Morristown Housing Authority, and Vice President of the Morristown Club.
Mr. Schmidt has worked for Quest Diagnostics for the past 11 years in several progressive finance roles, and he is currently on a rotation in Dallas, TX leading finance for the Southwest Region as a Senior Finance Director. He holds a B.S. in Finance and Accounting from the Robins School of Business at the University of Richmond and a Master of Business Administration from the Rutgers Business School. Mr. Schmidt lives in Grapevine, TX and is happily married with two children.