Michael is the Founder & CEO of Streets For All, a Los Angeles-based non profit and political action committee that fights climate change and traffic violence. He is also serves as the Vice Chair of the Mid City West Neighborhood Council, sits on the board of the Los Angeles Bicycle Advisory Committee, and is on Metro's Sustainability Council.Prior to his political activities, Michael founded a number of technology companies.His last startup was Los Angeles-based Service (getservice.com). Service saves travelers money and time, automatically, without them having to lift a finger.Prior to Service, Michael was the co-founder & CEO of Mobile Roadie, one of the world’s most successful mobile app platforms, with clients such as Disney, the World Economic Forum, Madonna, the Rolling Stones, the Wynn Las Vegas, Dallas Mavericks, and Harvard University.Michael also co-founded and served as the CEO of nesting.com, a “Facebook for moms,” founded Fluidesign, an interactive agency, and at the age of 15, founded Video Game Central, selling new and used video games online at the beginning of the Internet.Michael has been active in the Los Angeles tech community, serving on the board of the Young Entrepreneurs Organization, advising the Southern California Entrepreneurship Academy, and speaking regularly at his alma mater - the University of Southern California, where he regularly advises that “grades don’t equal success.”He has been the recipient of numerous awards including the Los Angeles County SBA Young Entrepreneur of the Year award, one of the “Best Entrepreneurs under 25″ by BusinessWeek, and noted as one of the “Top 20 in their 20’s” by the Los Angeles Business Journal.