Michael Cantalino, SHRM-SCP in

Michael Cantalino, SHRM-SCP

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Talent @ StackAI at StackAI
📍 San Francisco, California, United States

Michael is a strategic people leader and former founder, now heading Talent at StackAI. He specializes in talent strategy and leadership development to scale high-performing teams in fast-growing organizations. A graduate of Northeastern University, colleagues describe him as inspiring, empathetic, and positive.

Outside of his primary career in technology and talent, Michael is heavily involved in the non-profit sector and enjoys all things outdoors. He co-founded a venture that engaged students in volunteer tourism, showing a long-standing passion for combining business with social impact.

Unique fact: He co-founded Focal Systems, an AI platform for retail, and was instrumental in its nationwide rollout with Walmart in Canada.

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Experience
13 Years
Current Role
Talent @ StackAI
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
Personality Overview

How Michael shows up

Assertive
Example Seeker
Curious

They often ask many questions and rely heavily on information and documentation. They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince. They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing.

Priorities

Topics Michael cares about

Scaling Teams
At StackAI, he is responsible for the company's plan to 4-5x its headcount, focusing on attracting and developing top-tier talent to support hyper-growth.
Enterprise AI
He is part of StackAI's mission to simplify enterprise automation through a no-code, drag-and-drop AI platform for building custom assistants and workflows.
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Career

Work history

8-2025
Talent @ StackAI
StackAI
4-2020 - 3-2025
Director, People & Talent - Co-Founder
Focal Systems
1-2016 - 4-2020
Operations & People Lead - Co-Founder
Focal Systems
6-2015 - 12-2015
Director of Channel Consulting
inDinero
12-2014 - 12-2015
Senior Finance Consultant
inDinero
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
1-2016 - 4-2016
Education details unavailable
Y Combinator
2008 - 2012
Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.)
Northeastern University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

Influence (I) reflects the degree to which a person prefers to work by influencing or persuading others. Those scoring high tend to be people oriented, motivated by social recognition and building relationships.

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