| Website | images.businesswe... |
| @mbronstein | |
| Birthplace | Caracas Venezuela |
| Birthdate | 6/20/75 |
| U.C. Berkeley - Haas School of Business, MBA | 2003 |
| Management of Technology | |
| Universidad Simon Bolivar, B.S. Electrical Engineering | 1997 |
Manuel is Director of Social Interactive Entertainment for Xbox LIVE and leads strategy and business for Video and Music (ex. Netflix, Video Marketplace, LastFM), Applications (ex. Facebook, Twitter) and New Intercative Entertainment experiences.
Prior to this role Bronstein launched 1 vs 100 on Xbox LIVE. As the founding leader of Xbox LIVE Primetime he envisioned, pitched, secured funding and built a team to create the first game console platform, service and content for programmatic, massively concurrent game events, featuring a live host, fresh content and prizes. 1 vs 100, based on Endemol’s popular TV game show, launched in June 2009 in US, Canada, UK, FR and DE to strong and positive press and consumer reviews, exceeding key performance metrics
Manuel’s Microsoft career started as a product planner on Xbox 360, leading efforts for the accessories, software applications and incubation teams during the development of Xbox 360. He later led the Xbox Incubation Team and served as a liaison between the Xbox organization and the startup and venture capital community. Over his career at Microsoft, Bronstein has contributed to more than 10 patent submissions
Born in Caracas, Venezuela, Bronstein started his professional career at one of the pioneering web development companies in Venezuela. He later worked in the marketing team at Procter & Gamble before joining Tokenzone, Inc. as a Director of product management.
Manuel received a bachelor of science in Electrical Engineering from Universidad Simon Bolivar in Caracas, Venezuela and an MBA from U.C. Berkeley Haas School of Business, where he worked on projects for AOL Music and Hewlett Packard in India. He currently resides in the Seattle area with his wife and two sons.
