Michal Lev-Ram is a special correspondent covering the technology and entertainment sectors for Fortune, writing analysis and longform reporting. She formerly served as the editorial director of Fortune Live Media, the company’s portfolio of global events, and co-chaired Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Summit and Brainstorm Tech, an annual technology conference. Before joining Fortune, Michal was a staff writer at Business 2.0, a former Time Inc. publication that covered startups. She has also written for CNNMoney, Fast Company, and Popular Science. Born in Israel, Michal holds a degree in journalism from San Francisco State University and lives in the Bay Area.