Michael leads the Data, Analytics and AI division of Swisscom and is member of the executive board of Swisscom IT, Network & Infrastructure. He is responsible for all customer-facing and Swisscom-internal activities in Data, Analytics and AI. With more than 300 experts working on AI, data infrastructure, analytics and research, the division is a major player within Switzerland.

Before joining Swisscom, Michael conducted his doctoral studies at ETH Zurich and MIT in Boston. During his time at ETH, Michael co-founded a startup in marketing analytics. Michael still engages in several research projects and gives lectures at top-tier universities, such as MIT, ETH and EPFL.