Born and raised in Puerto Rico of Cuban-Jewish descent, Michael Teichberg’s undergraduate studies in Pre-Law and Entrepreneurial Leadership at Tufts University brought him to Boston. He remained in the northeast for more than a decade, where he began his career in Human Resources working for large nonprofits and was then recruited to scale high-growth education technology start-ups. In Miami since 2014, he has supported operations in more than fifteen countries across five continents. In recent years, Teichberg was motivated by the rise in anti-Semitism and a lifelong passion for Israel to switch careers and focus his full-time energy back in the nonprofit world. After several years of fundraising in support of Israel, he is now Director of Strategic Partnerships in Miami and Broward at the American Jewish Committee (AJC), where he manages local corporate & technology advocacy partnerships and oversees the agency’s Latino/Latin American affairs for South Florida’s communities. He currently volunteers as a mentor with the Founder Institute, as a member of the Miami Tech Works Tech Talent Coalition Committee, the Responsible AI Institute, and advises start-up founders pro bono. In the past, he has also volunteered as a Big Brother, an animal foster parent with the MSPCA, and a mock interviewer and job coach for universities in Boston and Miami. He recently published his award-winning poetry book, ManuScrita, which debuted on Amazon as a #1 New Release in its category. He lives on Miami Beach with his wife Rachel and their pets Meatball and Ruby.
