415-777-0333 I am honored to serve on PRC’s Board to help advance PRC’s impact and visibility in our community and, in so doing, make San Francisco a more inclusive, welcoming and empowering place to live and work for everyone. As an immigrant who grew up in Poland under Soviet communist rule, I appreciate how unequal treatment and limited access to basic necessities impact well-being and opportunity.
Throughout my career, I have always been drawn to complex, thorny problems, first as a high-energy physicist and then as a Fintech executive and entrepreneur. Having spent my career making financial services more inclusive and empowering using technology, I am passionate about ensuring that everyone benefits — and that no one gets left behind — amidst the dramatic shift to digital across all aspects of our lives.
As a Board member, I aim to bring my experiences to bear on the very complex – and very palpable – problems of homelessness, HIV/AIDS, substance use and mental health issues in the San Francisco Bay Area. I also seek to enlist the talents and energies of my broader network to advance the mission, voice and work of PRC.
Outside of my professional endeavors and work with PRC, I enjoy being a father to my son, playing my own piano compositions and exploring the great outdoors.
Michael Niczyporuk is a former physicist turned FinTech and payments executive who has built and grown technology-driven businesses across Visa, USAA, Citi and Capital One. Michael received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his B.S. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, both in Physics. Originally from Kraków, Poland, Michael immigrated to the United States in 1983 and is proud to call San Francisco his adopted home.