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Michael is a designer, educator, husband, father, and full-time cyclone of energy. He is the creative director and founder of Ocupop and co-founder and investor in multiple impact-driven companies. Michael has been helping to define the visual language of our digital experience for 20 years. At Ocupop, he has led projects for companies, foundations, and non-profits at all ends of the spectrum—from Google, Facebook and Mozilla to the IRC, ProPublica, Disney, and the W3C, Michael has directed Ocupop's team in creating some of the most influential logos, campaigns, and user interfaces on the web and beyond. Michael also serves on the executive committee of the Sierra Club and sits on the board of Sustainable America.