Michael Margolis

Michael has over 20 years of experience helping teams create new products and businesses based on better understandings of their users. Michael has worked for a wide range of employers and clients, including The Learning Company, Electronic Arts, America Online, Alcoa, DuPont, Ericsson, Incyte, Palm, Maytag, Unilever, and Sun Microsystems. After the dotcom bust, Michael joined Walmart.com, where he helped launch and grow many new online and cross-channel businesses. After learning more than you ever want to know about shopping, Michael joined Google as a Staff User Experience Researcher in 2006. Michael conducted research for Gmail and Google Talk, led the UX Research team for Google Apps, and managed the User Experience team in Google’s Seattle and Kirkland offices.

Michael earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in anthropology from Stanford University. After many years in the SF Bay Area, Michael is living happily ever after in the Seattle area.