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Michelle Wilson

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Board of Directors at Wealthfront
📍 Seattle, Washington, United States

Michelle is a seasoned legal executive and advisor, serving on the boards of prominent tech companies like Wealthfront and Cockroach Labs. A University of Chicago Law graduate, she previously spent 13 years as General Counsel at Amazon, guiding strategic decisions across its retail, cloud computing, and hardware businesses.

She is passionate about using technology to solve difficult problems for consumers. Michelle is drawn to strong technical teams focused on building great products that use software and automation to simplify sophisticated financial management, reflecting her interest in helping innovative startups scale and succeed.

During her tenure as Amazons General Counsel, she was a pivotal strategic advisor across all of the companys major divisions.

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Experience
36 Years
Current Role
Board of Directors
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Scaling Tech Companies
Serves as an advisor and board member for several high-growth startups, including Okta, Pinterest, Stripe, and Cockroach Labs.
Consumer Financial Tech
Joined the board of Wealthfront, expressing passion for its mission to help young professionals achieve financial success through technology.
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Career

Work history

5-2025
Board of Directors
Wealthfront
7-2022
Board of Directors
Cockroach Labs
2018 - 2020
Board of Directors
Stripe
2016 - 2021
Board of Directors
Pinterest
2015 - 2022
Board of Directors
Okta, Inc.
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Education
1985 - 1988
Doctor of Law (J.D.)
University of Chicago
1981 - 1985
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
UW Foster School of Business
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