Michaela Hart

Michaela Hart, once called “a combination of Katrina ‘Kat’ Cole and Danica Patrick”, has been a corporate executive for more than 25 years and has leveraged her management experience into that of leader, career coach, speaker, and now author.

Michaela has had a remarkable career in operations, quality, and regulatory roles at companies in the biotechnology, diagnostic, and pharmaceutical sectors, including San Jose Hospital, Syntex, and Roche Palo Alto. She has also worked for a number of Silicon Valley biotechnology start-ups in similar roles, including Vaxart and Veracyte. Michaela is currently the Vice President of Quality Management and Regulatory Affairs for Roche Diagnostics’ new Sequencing Unit.

Michaela has an undergraduate degree in Animal Science from UC Davis, a master’s degree in Clinical Science from San Francisco State University (with an emphasis in Molecular Virology), and an MBA from Santa Clara University. She is also a licensed Clinical Laboratory Scientist.

Michaela lives and works in Pleasanton, CA. Michaela shares her life with a number of close friends, is immensely proud of her two grown children, Kyle and Nikki, and loves to ride horses, race BMWs, and travel the world.