Michael Solana

Chief Executive Officer

2023 - Current

I run this town

Chief Marketing Officer

2011

robots. spaceships. fusion. curing cancer. ar. vr. 3D printing. neuroscience. nanotech. bio. anything else science fiction IRL-y. brand and community initiatives, focused primarily on the intersection of creative programming and the firm’s network of entrepreneurs, technologists, and professionals. leading initiatives: cs-183, shop talk, anatomy of next, and symposium (f50), the firm’s annual summit.

Editor

2008 - 2011

Worked on projects in the fields of philosophy, technology, and humor. Made books. Thought a lot about narrative. Thought a lot about space. (Still think a lot about space) (Still think a lot about narrative, too)

Volunteer

2009 - 2010

Wrote, organized meetups, battled nitpicky wiki editors, thought a lot about the ocean and building politically autonomous cities on it.

Intern

2008 - 2008

Was buried in a giant slush pile.

English Teacher

2008 - 2008

Intern

2006 - 2006