Michael Wright

Michael Wright has a strong background in software engineering and has held various roles at different companies. Michael began their career as an intern application developer at J.P. Morgan in 2013 and then worked as an application developer at the same company from 2014 to 2015. Michael later joined FanDuel in 2015 as a software engineer and was promoted to senior software engineer before leaving in 2017. From 2017 to 2019, they worked as a senior software engineer contract at Notbinary. In 2019, they worked as a principal software engineer at ASURA FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGIES LTD before moving to Wood Mackenzie in the same role from 2019 to 2020. Currently, they are a principal software engineer at FanDuel since 2020, with roles as a lead software engineer and now a principal software engineer. Prior to their career in software engineering, Michael worked as a research physicist at CERN from 2010 to 2012.

Michael Wright received their Bachelor of Science (BSc Hons) degree in Applied Mathematics and Physics from the University of Glasgow in 2009. Michael then went on to complete their Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in High Energy Physics at the same university from 2009 to 2014. Prior to attending university, Michael attended Mearns Castle High school, though no specific degree or field of study is mentioned.