Michael Polansky
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Michael Polansky. Born September 26th, 1983, he's an American entrepreneur and venture capitalist. He's engaged to the one and only Lady Gaga, and together they've co-written a number of songs.
Polansky's journey began in Minnesota. His father, Steven Polansky, is a writer, while his mother, Ellen Woods, leads the American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education. Michael himself pursued a rigorous academic path, studying applied mathematics and computer science at Harvard University, where he enrolled in 2002 and graduated in 2006.
His career is marked by innovation and leadership. Polansky is the founder or co-founder of several prominent companies, including Avos Capital Management, Hawktail, and Outer Biosciences. He also holds board positions at the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy and Lady Gaga's own cosmetics brand, Haus Labs. As the executive director of the Parker Foundation, which he co-founded with Sean Parker in 2015, Polansky plays a significant role in its initiatives. He's also served as the chief operating officer of Airtime, a venture co-founded by Parker and Shawn Fanning. His involvement extends to other Parker-backed projects.
Beyond the business world, Polansky has a creative connection with Lady Gaga. He was a co-executive producer for her 2024 soundtrack album, Harlequin, and lent his pen to rework traditional songs like "Get Happy" and "Good Morning." His songwriting and production credits also feature on Gaga's 2025 studio album, Mayhem, contributing to tracks such as "The Beast" and "Blade of Grass." He and Lady Gaga even co-wrote the original song "All I Need Is Time."
As of 2024, Michael Polansky is based in San Francisco. By 2025, he's engaged to Lady Gaga, with their relationship beginning in 2020. Interestingly, when Gaga was asked about a proposal, she suggested using a blade of grass, which later inspired the song of the same name on her album Mayhem.
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Michael Polansky (born September 26, 1983) is an American entrepreneur and venture capitalist. He is engaged to Lady Gaga and has co-written various songs with her.
== Early life and education ==
Polansky was born in the U.S. state of Minnesota. His father, Steven Polansky, is a writer and his mother, Ellen Woods, is the president of the American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education.
He studied applied mathematics and computer science at Harvard University. He enrolled in 2002 and graduated in 2006.
== Career ==
Polansky is founder or co-founder of the companies Avos Capital Management, Hawktail, and Outer Biosciences. He is a board member of Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy and Lady Gaga's cosmetics brand Haus Labs. Polansky is the executive director of the Parker Foundation, which he co-founded with Sean Parker in 2015. He has also been the chief operating officer of Airtime, which was founded by Parker and Shawn Fanning in 2011. Polansky has been involved in other projects by Parker.
Polansky was a co-executive producer of Lady Gaga's 2024 soundtrack album Harlequin and co-wrote and reworked the traditional songs "Get Happy", "Good Morning", "If My Friends Could See Me Now", and "Oh, When the Saints". He also has writing and production credits on Lady Gaga's 2025 studio album Mayhem, including "The Beast", "Blade of Grass", "Disease", "Don't Call Tonight", "How Bad Do U Want Me", "LoveDrug", and "Vanish into You". He and Lady Gaga also co-wrote the original song "All I Need Is Time".
== Personal life ==
Polansky is based in San Francisco, as of 2024.
As of 2025, Polansky is engaged to Lady Gaga. The couple started dating in 2020. When he asked how he should propose to her, she suggested using a blade of grass, which inspired her song of the same name on Mayhem.
== Songs written ==
All songs written by Polansky and Gaga, with the other writers listed below.
== See also ==
List of Harvard University people
== References ==
== External links ==
Michael Polansky at IMDb
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