Richard Michalka

Richard Michalka currently serves as the Interim Chief Technology Officer at CrossPurpose since February 2025 and holds the position of CEO and Lead Data Scientist at Luminance since November 2022. Additionally, Richard has been the Chief Technology Officer at Indigo Education Company and IndigoPathway from October 2019, with a prior role as a Software Engineer at the University of Colorado Denver from September 2015 to August 2019. Earlier in the career, Richard worked at Allstate from August 2009 to August 2019 in various capacities, including Software Developer, IT Manager, and Associate Agent. Richard Michalka holds a Master of Science in Data Science from the University of Colorado Boulder and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Human Centered Design and Innovation, and Anthropology from the University of Colorado Denver.