Michelle is VP of Strategy & Product at Sila, and was one of the company's first employees. Prior to Sila, Michelle served in client advisory roles to technology companies, working in China, across the United States and Australia. She worked as an investment banking analyst in Morgan Stanley’s technology group; then as a management consultant in Silicon Valley with Boston Consulting Group. Michelle also spent summers at Google, Microsoft, and O’Melveny & Myers while pursuing her graduate studies.

Michelle holds four degrees from Stanford University – a JD from Stanford Law School, an MBA from Stanford GSB, an MA in Sociology with a focus in Organizational Behavior, and a BA in Economics.