Michael Palmer

Michael Palmer is originally from a small town in upstate New York. As an undergraduate at Vassar College he majored in history and political science and holds advanced degrees from Cornell, Harvard and the Stern School of Business. Prior to settling into a career in software development, Michael had previously worked a wide variety of jobs, including being a college lecturer, a wilderness guide and a factory shift manager. After working for several years as a software product manager for a clinical trial software, Michael helped found a small business intelligence company, where he ran operations. After selling and successfully exiting this company, Michael joined GroupM via Xaxis where he has worked for the last five years in several technology-related roles. He is currently GroupM’s global Vice President for Emerging Technologies.

Companies

• Board Member IAB Tech Lab (2019)
• Global Vice President of Emerging Technologies GroupM (2019)
• Director of Product Managment, [m]Platform GroupM (2017 — 2018)
• Global Director of Product Xaxis (2015 — 2017)
• Global Product Manager Xaxis (2014 — 2015)
• Director Of Operations SPINS (2013 — 2014)
• Vice President of Operations Data Garden (2012 — 2014)
• Teaching Fellow - Statistics and Data Analysis NYU Stern School of Business (2013 — 2013)
• Director of Dev/Ops Data Garden (2010 — 2012)

Education

• Executive Certificate in Strategy and Innovation MIT Sloan Executive Education (2019.06 — 2021.07)
• MBA New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business (2012.09 — 2016.01)
• MA Harvard University (2006.01 — 2008.06)
• Tsinghua University (2005 — 2005)
• Certificate Cornell University (2004 — 2005)
• JYA University of St Andrews (2001 — 2002)
• AB Vassar College (1999 — 2003)
• Project Management Institute PMI (2011 — 2012)
• Certificate University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (2009 — 2009)