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Michael Russell

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Head of Technology @ Supernatural at Meta
📍 Los Angeles, California, United States

Michael is a technology leader with 28 years of software development experience, specializing in AI-first teams, distributed systems, and AAA games. He has held senior engineering roles at Meta (Supernatural) and Riot Games and holds a BS from the University of Chicago.

Outside of his technical career, Michael identifies as a "Writer, Gamer, Dreamer. " His passion for gaming is reflected in his professional focus on VR and console game development, while his interest in writing points to a strong creative side.

He co-authored a publication on an astrophysics simulation project that won two awards at the SC 2002 supercomputing conference.

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Experience
27 Years
Current Role
Head of Technology @ Supernatural
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Los Angeles, California, United States
Personality Overview

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Informal

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Priorities

Topics Michael cares about

VR Fitness
As Head of Technology for Supernatural at Meta, he led the development and technical strategy for the premium virtual reality fitness experience.
AAA Game Development
He has over 8 years of experience in the AAA game industry, including leading engineering efforts for Wild Rift Console at Riot Games.
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Career

Work history

2-2023
Head of Technology @ Supernatural
Meta
6-2021
VP of Engineering
Supernatural
6-2018 - 6-2021
Senior Engineering Manager
Riot Games
1-2018 - 6-2018
VP of Product And Technology
DRIVIN powered by KAR
9-2016 - 6-2017
Interim CTO
Zeconomy, Inc.
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Education
1993 - 1997
BS
University of Chicago
Social presence
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