| Oberlin College, BA | |
| Physics |
Michael Giles is a co-founder of Otalo, and also serves as an advisor to several startups. Previously, he founded Furl.net which he sold to LookSmart in 2004. Furl co-created and continues to be a leader in the social bookmarking market, enabling users to save, share and recall anything they find online. Prior to founding Furl, Michael held various management and technical leadership positions at Vitria Technology, helping to grow the business from early start-up to multibillion-dollar public company. Prior to Vitria he co-founded a company focused on enterprise marketing automation and developed early content management software at Illustra/Informix. Michael received a BA in Physics from Oberlin College and loves to get dirty while helping his wife Michelle make awesome pottery.
