Michael Riess

Career path.

1. Anthropic

   Associate General Counsel, People Legal

   Dec 2025 - Present
2. Braze

   Senior Director, Global Head of Litigation and Employment Law

   Aug 2024 - Dec 2025
3. Braze

   Senior Director, Global Employment Law

   Aug 2023 - Aug 2024
4. Braze

   Director, Global Employment Law

   May 2022 - Aug 2023
5. WeWork

   Director, Legal, Employment

   Jan 2020 - May 2022
6. WeWork

   Counsel, Employment

   Jul 2018 - Dec 2019
7. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA)

   Associate General Counsel, Labor & Employment

   Jul 2017 - Jul 2018
8. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA)

   Assistant General Counsel, Labor & Employment

   May 2014 - Jun 2017
9. U.S. Department of Justice

   Secondee, Trial Attorney

   Jan 2013 - May 2013
10. U.S. Department of Transportation

    Presidential Management Fellow

    Aug 2012 - May 2014