Education
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) — SPURS Research Fellowship (Innovation & Urban Systems)
- Moscow Architecture Institute — Master of Architecture
- International Institute of Socionics — Bachelor of Psychology
- Duke University — AI Product Management Specialization
- Project Management Institute (PMI) — PMP® and PMI-ACP® Certified
- Scrum.org — PSPO I & PSM I Certified
- MassChallenge — Startup Accelerator Alumni
Selected Awards
- Innovator of the Year — Phocuswright Summit (2018)
- General Catalyst Award + People’s Choice — Phocuswright
- Winner — GBTA Innovation Series Finale (2019)
- Winner — Real Estate Tech Awards (CRETech, 2018)
- Winner — Hardware Cup (AlphaLab Gear, 2017)
- Finalist — WeWork Creator Awards
- Winner — Airport Shark Tank (2017)
- Finalist — MAD Metaverse Architecture Awards (Interior Design, 2023)
- Two-time Winner — Golden Section Award (Russia’s top architecture award)
- Three-time Winner — Best Public Interior of the Year
- Best Office Awards — OfficeNext, PinWin
- The building of the Year 2018 nominee by ArchDaily
- 20+ additional international and national design and architecture awards (2006–2015)
Press & Media
Selected Coverage & Interviews
- Forbes – The Sleepbox Story
- Phocuswright Pitch & Post-Pitch Interview
- ABC7 – Sleepbox Opens at Washington D.C. Airport
- Archhive – Interview on Sleepbox Design
- Authority Magazine – Deep Personal Interview
- Ruff Talk VR Podcast
- TV show where I create a futuristic kitchen
- RTVI – Discussion on Cities of the Future
- MIT Enterprise Forum CEE – Speaker
- DojoLive – Startup Interview
- Aviation Festival Americas – Speaker 2019
- Building After Darkness – MIT Symposium Speaker
Additional Coverage
Misha’s work has been featured in:
Forbes, USA Today, The New York Times, Business Insider, Lonely Planet, Wired, Dezeen, Archdaily, The Points Guy, Business Traveller, PhocusWire, CNN Travel, HuffPost, Maxim, Metro, Thrillist, Travel+Leasure, Pymnts, Forbes digital, XR today, Auganix, and NFT insider, and over 100 design, travel, and tech publications.