Michelle Venetucci is an economic anthropologist and PhD candidate at Yale with 12 years of experience blending ethnographic research and product design to study how technology companies build work and culture. Previously a product designer at GitHub and Lyft and a developer/designer in startups and agencies, she brings hands-on UX practice to analyses of Silicon Valley workflows and the social life of new technologies. Her interdisciplinary training in sociocultural anthropology and STS informs research that connects granular design decisions to broader organizational and economic patterns. Based in New Haven, she combines academic rigor with practitioner insight, translating fieldwork into actionable recommendations for tech organizations. An unusual strength is her practitioner background in product design, which gives her research a grounded perspective on how tools and teams shape one another.
12 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Bachelor's degree at University of Washington
Master of Philosophy, Master of Philosophy at Yale University
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