Michael Howe

As Chief Product Officer, Michael has responsibility for Guidewire’s product direction, including product strategy, product management, and product marketing. Prior to Guidewire, Michael served as Chief Product Officer at Applied Systems where he oversaw the product strategy and the international expansion of Applied’s portfolio of cloud-based solutions for the insurance agency and broker channel. Michael has spent his entire career in enterprise software in a range of product, corporate strategy, and marketing leadership roles in both public (SAP, Oracle) and private equity-backed software companies. He began his career as a software engineer building applications for the financial services industry.