Mike is a longtime leader of startups and entrepreneurial efforts within larger organizations. In recent years, he has led efforts to commercialize a variety of AI technologies, culminating in serving as CEO of Modality AI, a venture-backed startup that analyzes data from both speech and video to model the progression of neurological conditions.
In addition to the leadership and communications coaching he has pursued for a major international consulting firm, Mike has decades of experience in the discipline of product development, product management and product marketing. With a focus in educational technologies, Mike has led teams that have created everything from the first online preparation for attorneys taking bar exams to a game team as it transitioned from waterfall and Flash to agile and Unity.
Mike graduated With Honors and Magna Cum Laude from Brown University. He went on to earn a Ph.D. from UCLA as an Alfred Longueil Fellow. He has taught everything from American Literature to Javascript at UCLA, Georgia Tech, as well as other schools.
