Is Lady Gaga really engaged? Meet her beau Michael Polansky: one of the ‘Shallow’ singer’s first public outings with the tech entrepreneur was at the 2020 Super Bowl, and she just flashed a diamond ring
Lady Gaga might have a really good romance on her hands, as the star sparked engagement rumours this week.
The native New Yorker confirmed her relationship with tech entrepreneur Michael Polansky back in February 2020. If Gaga is set to walk down the aisle, this would be her third engagement.
Here’s everything we know about the tech exec.
Michael Polansky has worked in tech for over a decade
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Polansky later served as COO for Airtime – the secretive video-chat platform founded in 2011 by Napster founders Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker.
His latest project is called Outer Biosciences, a biotechnology research company looking for ways to improve health and beauty products for the skin.
He’s involved in philanthropy
Polansky has been involved in several of Sean Parker’s other ventures over the years too. According to his LinkedIn page, he’s executive director of Parker’s charity, the Parker Foundation; he’s a board member at the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy; he’s managing partner at Parker Ventures; and he was CEO of the Parker Group, which serves as the umbrella organisation for all of Parker’s other endeavours.
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Additional reporting by Sumnima Kandangwa.
- Lady Gaga and Michael Polansky have dated for more than 4 years; the pair were spotted at the 2020 Super Bowl together – when Shakira and J.Lo performed – and went Instagram official soon after
- Far from being in the music biz or a Hollywood type, however, Polansky is a key player in tech, attending Harvard with Mark Zuckerberg and having worked with the likes of Napster founder Sean Parker