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Michael Green is a published vexillologist, a two-time TEDx speaker, and the Technical Editor of The Complete Guide to Flags of the World, 4th Edition. He is a member of the North American Vexillological Association, where he has served as a design judge on flag redesign efforts across the country, and a member of The Flag Institute in the UK. He has been the flag expert for the New York Times, the Washington Post, Reader's Digest, PBS, and Britannica. He has visited more than 75 countries and collects a flag in every one. He also founded Flags For Good, the Official Flag Supplier to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Michael Green is a published vexillologist, which means he studies flags for a living and has the credentials to prove it. He is the Technical Editor of The Complete Guide to Flags of the World, 4th Edition, a member of the North American Vexillological Association, and a member of The Flag Institute in the UK. He has served as a design judge on flag redesign efforts across the United States, and his scholarly work has appeared in Vexillum and the Flag Research Quarterly. His two TEDx Talks on flag design and identity have reached global audiences, and the first was elevated to TED.com in 2020. He has lectured at Duke University and served as an Adjunct Professor of Design Thinking at Texas A&M's Mays Business School. Journalists call him when a flag is in the news: he has been the flag expert for the New York Times, the Washington Post, Reader's Digest, PBS, Encyclopædia Britannica, Reason, and CBS. He has visited more than 75 countries and collects a flag in every one. He is based in Indianapolis, where he hosts NAVA 60, and where he also runs Flags For Good, the Official Flag Supplier to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.