Michael Barnes
Co-Founder & CEO at Viva Benefits
Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMichael Barnes is a mission-driven founder and CEO with 11 years of experience building education- and equity-focused tech ventures that bridge policy, product, and community impact. As co-founder of Viva Benefits he combines PropTech and FinTech to help landlords increase NOI while enabling renters to build savings and generational wealth, and he previously exited TeacherTalent after a Techstars-backed acquisition. His background spans a PhD in Educational Leadership, computer science training, and hands-on product engineering—an uncommon mix that informs pragmatic solutions for systemic inequities. Michael also co-founded an impact investment fund and has repeatedly launched training and workforce programs that place diverse talent into tech roles, revealing a pattern of scaling both human and financial capital.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Educational Leadership and Policy, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Educational Leadership and Policy at The University of Texas at AustinAdvanced Javascript Full Stack (MERN), Advanced Javascript Full Stack (MERN) at Austin Coding AcademyMSCS (Master's) Computer Science, MSCS (Master's) Computer Science at The University of Texas-Pan AmericanBachelor of Arts (BA) Political Science, Bachelor of Arts (BA) Political Science at Macalester College
Spanish
Github Skills (1)
java1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
texbarnes/CS1380
Aug 2018 - Sep 2018
Contributions:34 commits, 25 pushes, 1 branch in 28 days
texbarnes/CS2333-01
Sep 2018 - Sep 2018
Contributions:6 commits, 3 pushes, 1 branch in 16 days
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