Michael A.
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Navigate an AI career (Google, Microsoft)
Studied at Harvard Business School
Works at Andreessen Horowitz
Available tomorrow at 11:00 PM UTC
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Michael's Coaching Offerings
AI Recruiting: Start-to-Finish
Expert help on everything from getting the interview to landing the offer.
Starting at $1,80010h+ of coaching
Advance Your AI Career
Expert coaching to elevate your skills and achieve your artificial intelligence goals.
Starting at $1,80010h+ of coaching
Nail Your AI Interviews
Crush the interview through mock interviews, personalized feedback, and more.
Starting at $9205h+ of coaching
Custom hourly · $200/hr
Get help with LinkedIn Review, Networking Strategy, and Job Search Strategies.
Michael also coaches for AI Product Management and AI Productivity & Tooling. View all.
Michael’s AI Careers Qualifications
Experience level: Manager
I am here to help you navigate your career in AI at leading companies. I hold an MBA and a Masters in Engineering Sciences from Harvard Business School, and a degree in Computer Science, Business Management, and Mathematics from MIT. My professional journey includes mentoring AI and product strategy at Andreessen Horowitz, advising luxury brands at McKinsey & Company, and contributing to Microsoft's Responsible AI Strategy. I have also worked on deep-learning projects at Google Brain.
Michael can help with:
LinkedIn Review
Networking Strategy
Job Search Strategies
Michael also coaches for AI Product Management and AI Productivity & Tooling. View all.
About Michael
Note: Opinions are my own, not that of my employers. My career spans AI product development (Google Brain, Microsoft AI), software venture building and investing (startups, A16z, Bessemer, Wellington), and data-driven brand strategy (McKinsey). Core Areas of Focus: • AI & Infrastructure – Responsible AI, AI product strategy, agentic AI, and developer platforms • Venture & Investing – Early-stage AI/infra investments, Product-Led Growth • Technical Growth Strategy – AI adoption, GTM scaling, and monetization
Why do I coach?
I enjoy helping people tell their stories
Work Experience
Mentor - AI & Product Strategy
Andreessen Horowitz
June 2023 - Present
Provide ongoing mentorship to TxO founders on product development, GTM, and fundraising. Expertise: Product Strategy, Fundraising (Investor Connections, Story-Telling), Business Development
Summer Associate
McKinsey & Company
June 2024 - October 2024
Advised consumer and luxury brands (AF&L) on data-driven social insights, branding, and competitive strategy. Contributed to The State of Fashion Luxury Report with AI/data analysis (Quilt AI).
AI Product Manager
Microsoft
April 2021 - December 2021
Contributed to Microsoft's Responsible AI Strategy efforts through the AI Ethics Fairness and Inclusion group and product management role in Cognitive Service's RAIL team. Key involvements included: - Design and productionalization of model explainability tools (SHAP) for text and image scenarios - Iteration on Microsoft's Responsible AI standard through Microsoft's AETHER working group - Deployment of organization-wide quality of service fairness policy and strategy - Contribution to research regarding the Responsible Use of Microsoft's Cognitive services
Program Manager
Microsoft
June 2019 - April 2021
Consulted product groups at Microsoft, delivering AI solutions and innovations based on their product groups’ needs. Gained broad exposure to Microsoft AI products and technologies.
Google Brain Intern
June 2017 - September 2017
Deep-learning (medical imaging, robotics) Medical Imaging: Trained convolutional neural networks to predict the progression of Age-Related Macular Degeneration, the leading cause of vision loss in Americans aged 50 and older. Engineered a data-processing pipeline that aggregates per-patient images and calculates feature values for deep-learning learning model Robotics: Created an image classification tool to be used in the arm farm research project, an extensive effort to train robots to reliably perform a suite of grasping tasks
Education
Harvard Business School
MBA and Masters in Engineering Sciences, Data Science
2023 - 2025
Graduated from Harvard with an MBA and Masters in Engineering Sciences (AI, Data Science)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Computer Science, Business Management, Mathematics, AI
2015 - 2019
Graduated from MIT in 2019 with a Business Management Major (concentration in Entrepreneurial Strategy) and minors in Mathematics and Computer Science
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