Hi, I'm Michael. I build products that help people make and nurture friendships at Instagram.
I have consumer product experience across social, growth, and marketplaces. Outside of tech, I have worked in various roles in Democratic campaign politics and I'm a PADI scuba diving instructor.
I like building solutions to hard, multi-disciplinary problems and leading high-performing teams.
2024 —
Member of Product Staff, Stories
I currently lead all work around sharing (making Stories) and connection (reacting or replying to Stories). Taking big, category-defining 0→1 swings for the best broadcast sharing format in the world.
2022 — 2024
Product Lead, Airports // Product Manager, Maps
Led the Airports team, Lyft's most profitable business, and drove its post-pandemic turnaround (coordinating across experience, marketplace, operations, and regulators).
Earlier helped grow Lyft Maps from under 10% to over 90% driver adoption. I'm particularly proud of launching rideshare's first CarPlay and Android Auto integration.
2020 — 2022
Product Growth, Internet.org + Core growth
Grew internet monetization for zero-rated products serving 500M+ users, and led the new-user registration redesign for Instagram and Facebook under the new Meta account system.
2019 — 2020
Card Product Strategy
Supported product strategy for the Savor premium card franchise and owned direct mail marketing ops for Venture and Quicksilver.
2018
B.S.E., Systems Science and Engineering
Outside work:
For fun: films, music, and traveling.
For fun and performance: weightlifting, tennis, and cycling.
Private scuba instruction, from first dives through divemaster, plus support on destination trips. Reach out for details.
Usual spots:
Getting back into the field for the 2026 and 2028 cycles. Open to key statewide and national roles across finance, tech, and political departments.
Highlighted past gigs:
Always tinkering on something. Lately: tools to help people act on their thoughtfulness, and a few ideas around health and performance.
If you want to jam on a new idea, reach out.