Michael Eng · est. 1999

All over
the place.

Notes from a consultant who travels too much
and eats even more.

Portrait of Michael Eng
Plate 01 NYC · 2025
§ 01  —  Profile

Introducing me.

Based in
New York, NY
Currently
Strategy @ Accenture
Headed for
Chicago Booth, MBA
From
Plano, Texas

I am, on most days, a person trying to be in three places at once.

Ambition has shaped most of my life. I want to be the best at the thing I'm doing, and then I usually want to be doing something else — which is how I've ended up with a strategy career, three majors, a soon-to-be MBA from Booth, and a passport that's running out of pages. It's a useful kind of restlessness. It keeps me building.

I'm curious about almost everything, and I try to channel it rather than chase it. Curiosity without direction is a hobby; curiosity with intent is a craft. Most of what I make — the projects, the photographs, the lists, the side bets — comes out of that conversion. This site is most of where it lands.

I travel constantly, eat enthusiastically, design things on the side, and shoot most of what I see. I'm loyal to a small group of people and curious about everyone else. I take the work seriously. I take the dinner seriously too.

If you're reading this, you probably already know me, or you're trying to. Either way: hello.

§ 02  —  Selected Work

Things I've built
or led.

2024 — Now
Waymo · Operations & Partnerships Scaling autonomous fleet operations from 20 vehicles to 500+, across new markets domestic and abroad. Strategy, ops transformation, partnership design.
Accenture
2022 — 2024
Splunk & Kinaxis · Go-to-Market Partner activation, joint value propositions, and co-sell motions for enterprise software platforms.
Accenture
2023 — Now
EPOG Academy · Associate Board Co-Chair Launched the Associate Board for a non-profit focused on educational equity, expanding programs to 17 campuses and 500+ students.
Volunteer
2025
NYC Marathon · Success Academy Ran the New York City Marathon and raised over $5,500 for educational equity in NYC charter schools.
Personal
2018 — 2021
Texas Consulting · Co-Founder & President Pro-bono consulting group serving non-profits and Fortune 500s. Built the org to 300+ student applicants in two years.
UT Austin
2018 — 2021
Convergent · Build Team Designed an NLP-driven application platform giving students access to back-end university resources.
UT Austin
§ 04  —  Places

Cities I've spent
time in.

§ 05  —  Eats

Where I'd send you,
by city.

The list, in order.

01
Atomix
Korean tasting
NoMad
02
Jungsik
Korean fine dining
Tribeca
03
Jua
Korean tasting
Flatiron
04
Thirteen Water
Omakase
East Village
05
Howoo
Korean barbecue
Midtown
06
Hojokban
Korean
Midtown
07
Cho Dang Gol
Korean tofu & stews
Koreatown
08
Chongqing Lao Zao
Sichuan
Flushing
09
Chalong
Southern Thai
East Village
10
Tomi Jazz
Japanese izakaya
Midtown East
11
Raku
Udon
East Village
12
Patent Pending
Cocktail bar
Flatiron
13
Gulp
Taiwanese
Lower East Side
14
Apollo Bagels
Bagels
East Village
15
Radio Bakery
Bakery
Greenpoint

Hong Kong guide — coming soon.

Austin guide — coming soon.

§ 06  —  Get in touch

Say hello.

The best ideas usually start as a coffee, a long walk, or a half-formed text. I'm easy to reach.