Summary
Michael Habibi is a cybersecurity product leader with 11 years of experience who rose from embedded software engineer to Vice President of Product Management at Trend Micro. He blends deep technical roots in real-time and embedded systems (PowerPC, MIPS, VxWorks, INTEGRITY) with proven product and go-to-market leadership across enterprise security. Known for shepherding platforms from low-level architecture to market-ready products, he’s comfortable switching hats between engineering management, product strategy, and product marketing. Based in Austin, he leverages formal training in computer engineering and software systems engineering to make pragmatic, auditable tradeoffs in complex regulated environments. A detail-oriented operator, Michael’s background in military and avionics projects informs a disciplined approach to risk, compliance, and lifecycle documentation that benefits commercial cybersecurity programs.
11 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
BSEE Computer Engineering, BSEE Computer Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin
Graduate Certificate Software Systems Engineering, Graduate Certificate Software Systems Engineering at University of New Hampshire