Michael Polansky
American entrepreneur (born 1983)
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Michael Polansky (born September 26, 1983)[1] is an American entrepreneur and venture capitalist.[2] He is engaged to Lady Gaga and has co-written various songs with her.[3][4]
Michael Polansky | |
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Polansky in 2024 | |
| Born | September 26, 1983 Minnesota, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Occupation | Executive Director of Parker Foundation |
| Board member of | |
| Partner(s) | Lady Gaga (2020–present; engaged) |
Early life and education
Polansky was born in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[5] His father, Steven Polansky, is a writer of Jewish heritage,[6][7] and his mother, Ellen Woods, is the president of the American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education.[7]
He studied applied mathematics and computer science at Harvard University.[8][9] He enrolled in 2002 and graduated in 2006.[10][11]
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.[12] Polansky is the executive director of the Parker Foundation, which he co-founded with Sean Parker in 2015.[11][13] 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.[14]
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".[15] He also has writing and production credits on Lady Gaga's 2025 studio album Mayhem,[16] including "The Beast", "Blade of Grass", "Disease", "Don't Call Tonight", "How Bad Do U Want Me", "LoveDrug", and "Vanish into You".[17][18] He and Lady Gaga also co-wrote the original song "All I Need Is Time".[19] In addition, he co-produced the Mayhem Ball, Gaga's 2025–26 world tour, which was designed as a theatrical production divided into acts.[20]
Personal life
Songs written
All songs written by Polansky and Gaga, with the other writers listed below.
| Song | Performer(s) | Co-writer(s) | Album | Year | Ref(s). |
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| "Good Morning" (2024) | Lady Gaga | Harlequin | 2024 | [27] | |
| "Get Happy" (2024) | |||||
| "Oh, When the Saints" (2024) |
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| "If My Friends Could See Me Now" (2024) | |||||
| "All I Need Is Time" | Unreleased | — | [28] | ||
| "Disease" | Mayhem | 2025 | [29] | ||
| "Vanish into You" | |||||
| "LoveDrug" | |||||
| "How Bad Do U Want Me" | |||||
| "Don't Call Tonight" | |||||
| "The Beast" | |||||
| "Blade of Grass" |
