Michael champions the efforts and work with cross-functional leaders across Google to accelerate the transition to a circular economy in which the business creates environmental, economic, and community value through the maximum reuse of resources. He and his team are focused on achieving this across our products, operations, infrastructure and supply chains and also working to enable others to do the same. Their principles are to 1) design out waste and pollution, 2) keep products and materials in use, and 3) promote healthy materials and safe chemistry.

Before Google, he led a team responsible for establishing Apple’s leadership vision and execution strategy for green chemistry, restricted substances, and full material disclosure for all products. He built a biocompatibility team to address materials and products in prolonged skin contact and wearable products including the Apple Watch. He oversaw toxicological review of materials, testing, and specification development.

Michael holds a BS in Chemistry from Villanova University. He was Sr. Sustainability Engineer with Haworth Inc. Michael has worked in the green building and product design space for 14 years including with renowned green architect Bill McDonough. He serves on the advisory board of the Green Science Policy Institute and has previously served as a sustainability advisor to the Department of Homeland Security and the National Institute of Building Sciences.