Michael Kivisto

Michael Kivisto is a seasoned technology professional with extensive experience in engineering management and software development. Michael currently serves as a Senior Engineering Manager at Contentful, having previously held managerial roles at Twitter and Unsupervised, where responsibilities included overseeing engineering teams and projects. Michael's career includes positions at Webroot, Gogo Business Aviation, and DJ-Chicago, transitioning from software engineer roles to leadership positions. Early experience includes educating upper-management professionals in Business English and serving as a software engineer at Bank of America, with foundational experience in LAN administration at Wheatland Tube Company and web design at VistoPage. Michael holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Michigan State University and a Master's degree in Distributed Systems from DePaul University.