Michael Ortiz is Vice President, Policy at Sequoia Capital, where he works with investors, founders and companies on emerging tech policy and regulatory issues. He previously served as Head of Public Affairs at Roivant Sciences, a unicorn parent company of biotechnology and technology subsidiaries.

From 2020-2021, Michael participated on the Biden-Harris Presidential Transition Team, where he served as a member of the National Security Council Agency Review Team and led the confirmation teams of the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency and the Deputy Secretary of Defense. During the Obama Administration, he held senior positions at the White House, National Security Council (NSC), and Department of State. Michael served as Deputy Counterterrorism Coordinator at the U.S. Department of State and Senior Advisor to the National Security Advisor at the White House. Earlier in his career, Michael worked on President Obama’s top legislative initiatives at the White House and the NSC. He also served on the Obama-Biden Presidential Transition Team, and was an aide to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senator Barack Obama.

Michael is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Stanford in Washington National Advisory Council, Stanford’s Haas Center for Public Service National Advisory Board, the Atlantic Council's Counterterrorism Study Group, and the Stanford Associates. He has participated in the Aspen Institute Socrates Program and the Milken Institute Associates program. Michael graduated with honors from Stanford University.