Michael Polansky is an entrepreneur, investor, and executive. Michael co-founded and serves as Executive Director of the Parker Foundation, a $600 million private philanthropy vehicle dedicated to the aggressive pursuit of large-scale systemic change in Life Sciences, Global Public Health, and Civic Engagement. Recently, he co-founded the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy and now serves as a Director. Michael has been instrumental in building many private technology companies and for the past 8 years has served as CEO of Parker Media, Sean Parker’s global parent company. Prior to Parker Media, Michael was a Senior Investment Associate at Bridgewater, and a Principal at Founders Fund where he focused on consumer internet and emerging technology.  He is a board member of Brigade Media and the Economic Innovation Group. Michael graduated from Harvard University with a degree in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science.