Michael Wallace, raised in a suburb of Detroit, Taylor, Michigan, earned a top scholarship to attend the University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy. He graduated valedictorian. Michael Wallace was the first person in his family to serve in the military, accepting a congressional appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy in 2014. Michael loves sports, working out, reading, trying new restaurants, traveling, and personal investing. Michael Wallace has a maintained, at least, a 4.0 GPA through his entire education, and continued this achievement at the USNA. He is a Trident Scholar, and earned a B.S. degree with an Honors Operations Research major and a Mandarin Chinese minor.