Michael Hernández is a Master of Public Policy candidate at the University of Chicago and a graduate of the University of Connecticut with a dual degree in Political Science and Economics in the Honors Program, with minors in English and Urban and Community Studies. On campus, Michael served as the Student Body President, Founder of the Undergraduate Political Science Association, the Vice-President of the Connecticut Young Democrats, and a regular contributor to the Undergraduate Political Review, the Business Review, and the student newspaper. Michael has worked on various political campaigns off-campus, including the U.S. Census, the Stamford Housing Affordability Study, and the historic Afford to Dream Act.

Currently, he is a Policy Fellow at the NextGen Chamber of Commerce. His interests in public policy include housing and urban development and promoting civic engagement at the municipal level, included in his honors thesis. He hopes to enter public service in his hometown Stamford, Connecticut.