Michael Tien

Senior Marketing Manager, Knowledge Solutions @Stack Overflow

Portland, OR, US

Developed one of Stack Overflow’s fastest-growing, top revenue business lines by creating API-driven data licensing and AI tools that delivered substantial contributions to overall company revenue•Architected and supported the execution of a comprehensive data licensing strategy in collaboration with AI product teams— which included data set pricing/bundles, customer-facing assets, data evaluation workflows, and onboarding processes that accelerated deal closures•Defined GTM foundation by developing AI market segmentation, ideal customer profiles (ICPs), and personas for key Knowledge Solutions markets •Identified high-value enterprise use cases where Stack Overflow and Stack Exchange data products enhance AI workflows, including LLM pre-training and fine-tuning, intelligent chatbots and search systems, AI agents, RAG, and other customer-driven AI applications•Developed and analyzed market intelligence through comprehensive AI customer/buyer research, price sensitivity surveys, and identifying technical use case studies for LLM applications •Conducted market size analyses, including AI marketplace TAM/SAM/SOM assessments to identify and prioritize high value opportunities/segments

Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management

Executive Education - Consumer Marketing, Marketing

W. P. Carey School of Business – Arizona State University

MBA/MSIM, Business/Computer Science

University of California, Davis

Bachelor of Science, Genetics