Michael Greenwald
Member, CNAS Board of Advisors & Adjunct Senior Fellow, Energy, Economics and Security
President of Corporate Affairs for Replit
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Michael B. Greenwald is President of Corporate Affairs for Replit, the leading agentic software creation platform. In this role, he leads Replit for Government business globally, corporate partnerships, agentic commerce, and corporate communications.
Michael previously served as the Director of Global Executive Relations at Amazon Web Services (AWS). In this role, he pioneered AWS' international business expansion, crafted the global public sector business strategy, and spearheaded the integration of generative AI into public sector systems. He worked with Heads of State and CEOs in National Security, Defense, Finance, Transportation, Energy, and Health at the Global, Federal, and State levels to identify what they needed to drive scale and make the U.S. more competitive in these various sectors. This work gives him firsthand insight into the potential of A.I. to transform the public sector, namely the issues currently being solved for, what issues are yet to be addressed, and how leveraging this technology can drive U.S. competitiveness. Michael was appointed by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to represent Amazon on the CFTC's Technology Advisory Committee and plays a critical role implementing AI leadership globally.
Before joining Amazon, Michael made significant contributions to the growth of global asset management firm AlTi Global. As Chief Geopolitical Risk Officer leading financial technology for the firm, he helped oversee the growth of the firm from $12 billion to $50 billion assets under management. Prior to AlTi Global, Michael worked for the U.S. Treasury Department for almost a decade. Michael made significant national security contributions to the U.S. Treasury, where he served in senior diplomatic, policy, and intelligence roles in Europe, Africa, and Middle East under two presidential administrations and three Treasury Secretaries culminating with becoming the first U.S. Treasury attaché to Qatar and Kuwait. Michael built the first U.S. Treasury office in Qatar and Kuwait acting as the principal financial diplomat to the banking sectors in those nations. Michael played an active leadership role in the U.S. sanctions campaigns against Russia, Iran, and Al-Qaeda.
He is a lifetime member of the Council on Foreign Relations and is affiliated with the Atlantic Council, Center for New American Security, the Trilateral Commission, the Bretton Woods Committee, Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue University, French-American Foundation, and Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center. He has held adjunct teaching roles at the Columbia University School of International Affairs (SIPA) and at the Boston University Pardee School of Global Studies. He is a graduate of Harvard Business School and has a Juris Doctor from Boston University School of Law, a Master's graduate from Boston University's Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, and a B.A. from George Washington University.
Raised in Brookline, Massachusetts, he lives in West Palm Beach, Florida with his wife Nolan and served on the Board of The Town of Palm Beach Investment Committee. He was honored by Palm Beach Illustrated as one of the city's 100 most influential business leaders in 2021.
Recent Publications & News
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How AWS is Driving the AI and Digital Asset Revolution: Podcast Ep. 152
By Michael Greenwald
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Why the Cloud Will Be Critical to U.S. Competitiveness in World Finance
By Michael Greenwald
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Harnessing the Metaverse: States of All Sizes
By Michael Greenwald
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U.S. sanctions secret Hamas investment network
By Michael Greenwald
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What Will Determine the Future of Money?
By Michael Greenwald
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