Michael has been building relationships between industry, government, and academia for more than twenty-five years. Early in his career, he was a corporate management consultant with Accenture in NYC. He later founded and directed centers for industry relations, entrepreneurial innovation, and workforce development at premier medical institutions including UCSF, Stanford, and MD Anderson.  He is widely sought for input and expert opinion on the business of biotechnology, STEM education, and health professions training. He has addressed these topics in key venues such as Nature, Forbes, US News, and NPR.  He continues to promote and advance the development of healthcare technologies as a strategic advisor for companies across the globe.

He is a first-generation Cuban American who supports the Latino community abroad as a member of the board for the Hospital de La Familia Foundation, improving health and wellness in the Northern Triangle through its hospital and eye clinic operations and locally as a member of the HFSV board, where he also chairs the Nominations and Governance committee.