MichaelBrenndoerfer

I help investors and operators use data, machine learning, and software to make better decisions and run businesses more effectively. My work sits at the intersection of ML and AI, advanced analytics, software engineering, finance, and the practical needs of private equity and operations. I am most energized when I can combine technical depth with ownership, entrepreneurship, and clear business outcomes.

I usually start from a business or investment question: how do we grow, improve margins, reduce risk, or make an operation meaningfully better? From there, I design solutions that might involve decision systems, ML models, analytics workflows, or changes to how teams use data in their day-to-day work. I am comfortable going deep on the technical side when needed, but the primary goal is always to create tangible value for the business and its stakeholders.

I have built and led data, analytics, and engineering efforts across portfolio and client organizations, and I have also founded and helped build new products, teams, and companies from the ground up. That includes taking ideas from zero to one, turning them into repeatable capabilities, and then scaling them in a way that fits the economics and culture of the business. In practice, this means owning outcomes end to end, not just delivering a model or a dashboard.

My background spans software and data engineering, machine learning and AI, advanced analytics, product and platform thinking, strategy, and investing. This breadth helps me translate between technical teams, business leaders, and deal or investment teams. I am comfortable contributing as an individual expert on a complex problem, leading cross-functional teams from idea to execution, or acting as a strategic partner to decide where data, analytics, and technology can have the highest impact and where not to spend effort.

I have lived and worked across North America, Latin America, Asia, and Europe, and now call Singapore home. Before that, I was based in San Francisco and spent time in Jakarta, Boston, São Paulo, London, Berkeley, Zurich, San Jose, Hong Kong, and Stuttgart. That range of contexts has shaped how I lead and collaborate. Practically, it means I pay attention to culture and communication style, and I am comfortable making progress in ambiguous or unfamiliar environments where the path forward is not perfectly defined.

If any of this resonates, or if you think we might share interests, feel free to reach out. You can find an overview of my work experience here, and explore some of my technical, applied analytics, and entrepreneurial work and writing here.