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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
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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
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