Michael leads Agentic AI for Amazon's state-of-the-art Nova foundation models. Before that, he helped shape Alexa for 8 years, culminating in the launch of Alexa+. He made Alexa more conversational with wake word free interactions, more personalized with Visual ID, and more engaging with a redesigned user interface. He also led the Echo and Echo Dot product lines, achieving the best-selling product on Amazon.com. Before Amazon, Michael received his MBA from MIT, worked as an economic consultant, interned on Wall Street and Capitol Hill, and played NCAA basketball.