Michael Biafore is a seasoned product and strategy executive with a strong track record of driving growth and profitability in multiple organizations. Biafore's career spans from being in executive leadership positions in established corporations such as Sears Holdings Corporation, Citigroup, and MasterCard Advisors, to leading strategic product planning for disruptive and contemporary industries. His expertise lies in identifying and testing major market opportunities, product optimization, and executing strategic plans to capitalize upon those opportunities. Biafore is passionate about breakthrough new product development, competitive differentiation, client development, value proposition, and executing partnership opportunities. As Senior Vice President of Product Management at AST, Biafore continues to leverage his skills in product marketing, go-to-market strategy and alignment, personalization strategy, and digital promotion and advertising optimization. Biafore holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from Wesleyan University and an MS in Business Administration and Management from Albertus Magnus College.