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Michael Jones

Captain · DISC type SD
CEO at Science
📍 Malibu, California, United States

Michael Jones is a General Partner at Science Inc. , known for backing breakout consumer brands like Liquid Death and Dollar Shave Club. A serial entrepreneur, he founded Userplane (acquired by AOL) and later served as the turnaround CEO of Myspace. He earned his BS from the University of Oregon.

Outside of work, Michael is passionate about seeking out unique adventures and experiences that create lasting memories. He enjoys complex, thought-provoking films like "Inception" and "Interstellar. " He met his wife, a key personal advisor, while attending college.

After AOL acquired his company Userplane, he became one of the youngest Senior Vice Presidents in AOLs history.

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Current Role
CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Malibu, California, United States
Personality Overview

How Michael shows up

Planner & Achiever
Output-Driven
Decisive But Calm

They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time. They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily. Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them.

Priorities

Topics Michael cares about

Breakout Consumer Brands
He specializes in identifying and scaling direct-to-consumer companies, with major successes like Liquid Death and Dollar Shave Club in his portfolio.
Founder Psychology
He frequently discusses the importance of a founder's deep obsession with a problem and their relentless curiosity, valuing these traits over early traction.
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Career

Work history

10-2011
CEO
Science
2-2019
Board Member
Liquid Death Mountain Water
8-2011
Advisor
Scopely
8-2016
Board Member
Mammoth Media
1-2016
Board Member
Protego Trust
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
1993 - 1997
BS
University of Oregon
The Best Degree
University of Oregon
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

S

Steadiness (S)

Steadiness (S) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to focus on cooperation, support and taking everyone along. Those scoring high tend to be consistent and calm.

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