Michael Schrader

Currently, Michael is an Executive Fellow at Harvard Business School, supporting student entrepreneurs in the launch of new ventures in the tough tech sector. From 2012 through early 2024, he served as the co-founder and CEO of Vaxess, a company bringing healthcare out of the clinic and into patients’ lives with the MIMIX patch platform. Under Michael’s leadership, Vaxess achieved key milestones including signing lucrative partnerships with industry leaders such as Astra Zeneca, raising more than $80M in funding from partners such as RA Capital and the Gates Foundation, opening an advanced GMP manufacturing plant, completing a successful Phase I clinical trial, and building a pipeline of high-value products.

Prior to Vaxess, Michael spent time at Google and Honda where he helped bring a range of products such as the Google Chromebook and Honda Pilot to market. He has earned more than 15 patents with innovations spanning the transportation, technology and life science sectors. Michael received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University and his M.B.A. from Harvard.