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Age: 41 Years
Height: 5′ 11″
Fiancee: Lady Gaga
Some Lesser Known Facts About Michael Polansky
- His father is an author who has won many awards for his literary works.
- In September 2006, Michael Polansky began working as an Investment Associate at Bridgewater Associates. He worked in the position till September 2009.
- From September 2009 to December 2023, he served as a CEO at Sean Parker Family Office. In January 2024, he was promoted to the position of Special Advisor in the same company.
- In January 2010, Michael Polansky co-founded The Parker Foundation with Sean Parker, the co-founder of Facebook and Napster. He served as its executive director till December 2023. The Parker Foundation is known for creating positive changes in global public health, life sciences, and civic engagement.
- He served as a Principal at Founders Fund from March 2010 to January 2012.
- From June 2010 to December 2021, Michael Polansky worked as a volunteer board member at Wishbone.org.
Michael Polansky (left) during a business conference
- In May 2013, he began working as a co-founder and board member at Economic Innovation Group.
- In April 2016, Michael Polansky co-founded and began working as a board member (executive committee) of Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy.
- In January 2019, he co-founded ArsenalBio and began working as its Board Observer.
- Michael Polansky met Lady Gaga’s mother, Cynthia Germanotta, in 2019 through their common charity work.
- During that time, he was working for the Parker Foundation while Germanotta was handling the Born This Way Foundation.
Michael Polansky (left) while talking to Lady Gaga’s mother
- After meeting him, Cynthia told Gaga that she had met Gaga’s future husband. Gaga replied to her,
I’m not ready to meet my husband!”
- A few months after their first meeting, Gaga and Michael Polansky both attended Sean Parker’s birthday party in Los Angeles.
- In 2020, he came into the limelight when he and American singer Lady Gaga were first seen kissing at a New Year’s Eve party in Las Vegas.
- After that, they made their relationship public after spending a weekend together in Miami during the Super Bowl.
- During the COVID-19 pandemic, they quarantined together at Gaga’s Malibu home.
- In 2020, Michael Polansky attended the pre-games and promotional events to support Gaga during her performance at the AT&T TV Super Saturday Night show.
- On 5 March 2020, Gaga posted a selfie on social media with him and shared that her song Stupid Love was about him, a week after the song’s release. She captioned the post,
I’ve got a STUPID love.”
- In January 2021, Michael Polansky co-founded Bunsen and began working in its management.
- In the same month, he started Avos Capital Management. He then founded Hawktailand and began working as its Managing Partner.
- In January 2021, Gaga performed at the inauguration event of then American President Joe Biden. Michael Polansky also attended the event with her. They were seen kissing with their masks on at the event.
Michael Polansky with Lady Gaga at President Joe Biden’s inauguration in 2021
- In November 2021, Lady Gaga shared on one of her social media accounts that her dogs and Polansky were the most important things in her life.
- In March 2022, he co-founded Outer Biosciences and began working as its CEO.
- Michael Polansky and Gaga enjoy doing charity work together.
- They have worked together on many fundraising projects, including the One World: Together at Home concert.
- Michael Polansky has developed an application for Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation, which supports youth mental health.
- Gaga once mentioned in a media conversation that her mother and a co-founder were working with Polansky on the project.
Michael Polansky with Lady Gaga during a charity work
- Before dating Lady Gaga, Michael Polansky was in a relationship with Lindsay Crouse, a senior editor at The New York Times.
- Lindsay Crouse wrote an article about her reaction to finding out her ex was dating Lady Gaga.
- She said that they dated for seven years and broke up a few years after college. She called Lady Gaga great and said that comparing herself to Gaga was motivating.
- In April 2024, their engagement rumors started when she was seen wearing a large diamond ring.
Michael Polansky with Lady Gaga while showing her engagement ring
- She confirmed their engagement the same month while speaking to French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal at the Paris Olympics. She called Polansky her fiancé.
- In July 2024, during one of her last Jazz & Piano concerts in Las Vegas, Gaga said that she had dedicated the show to her Mister. She referred it to Michael Polansky.
- He started working as a Board Member of ‘Haus Labs by Lady Gaga’ in August 2024.
- In September 2024, Gaga and Michael Polansky made their red carpet debut at the Venice Film Festival for the premiere of the film Joker: Folie à Deux.
Michael Polansky with Lady Gaga posing at the red carpet
- During the same month, he attended the film’s London premiere with Gaga, where she dressed as Harley Quinn with a red wig and theatrical makeup.
- At the premiere of the film Joker: Folie à Deux in Los Angeles, Gaga said that Michael Polansky worked as a co-executive producer for the film.
- In January 2025, she performed at the FireAid Benefit Concert and sang a new song which she had written with him.
Lady Gaga performed at the FireAid Benefit Concert
- In February 2025, Michael Polansky accompanied Gaga to the Grammy Awards.
Michael Polansky with Lady Gaga at the Grammy Awards
- In March 2025, Gaga said on the television show Good Morning America that she knew that he was the one because he loved her, supported her, and was her best friend.
- She said that being with her best friend was a great blessing, and she could not imagine life without him.
Lady Gaga while talking about Michael Polansky in the television show Good Morning America
- During the interview, she said that she had always wanted marriage and kids, and she had asked Michael Polansky if he wanted marriage and kids.
