Emil Michael (@emilmichael) — Twitter Score 120 out of 1000

Emil Michael is a U.S. defense technology official who serves as Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering, the chief technology officer role of the War Department. Emil Michael's Twitter Score is 120 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of July 2026, ranking #6,076 (top 5%) among 531,432 tracked accounts.

Emil Michael works at the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering, where the office's critical technology focus areas include Applied Artificial Intelligence, Biomanufacturing, Contested Logistics Technologies, Quantum and Battlefield Information Dominance, Scaled Directed Energy, and Scaled Hypersonics. Previously, he served as acting director of the Defense Innovation Unit, formerly worked at Uber as chief business officer, and previously held the role of Chief Operating Officer at Klout. He also previously worked at DPCM Capital as chairman and CEO, and formerly worked at Tellme.

Emil Michael previously served as a board member of D-Wave, and per The Washington Post, he said he fully divested from D-Wave before his nomination to his current role. According to government ethics disclosures reported by The Guardian, he declared a position in xAI valued between $500,000 and $1 million in March 2025 and sold those holdings for between $5 million and $25 million on 9 January 2026; the Pentagon stated he was in full compliance with ethics laws and regulations. The Washington Post also reported that he recused himself from departmental decisions involving any company he had previously worked with, with the Pentagon confirming the recusal included xAI. His departure from Uber as chief business officer in June 2017 followed a workplace investigation led by former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, per Axios, which noted he was not named in the sexual-harassment and gender-discrimination claims that initiated the investigation.

Emil Michael has accumulated 29,335 followers as of July 2026 and has published 1,291 posts. He has been mentioned by 117 accounts, with 230 total mentions.

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