Michael Kistler

Michael Kistler is an experienced legal professional currently serving as the Chief Legal Officer at Madhive since February 2025. Prior to this role, Kistler was the General Counsel at Permutive from August 2022 to January 2025 and held the position of Legal Consultant as well as General Counsel & Corporate Secretary at Outbrain from October 2011 to March 2022. Kistler's legal career began at Olshan Grundman Frome Rosenzweig & Wolosky LLP and later with Loeb & Loeb LLP, where the roles included Attorney. Kistler earned a J.D. from Fordham University School of Law and a B.A. in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.