Who is Michael Polansky? All that we know about Lady Gaga's fiance

Lady Gaga's engagement news has surprised most of her fans. The singer, who is in Paris for the Summer Olympics, introduced her longtime boyfriend and entrepreneur Michael Polansky as her fiancé to the French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal.

Gaga and Polansky have been together since 2020 and their love-filled posts for each other on social media have been common. Gaga was earlier engaged to Christian Carino and found love again in businessman Michael Polanksy who she first met in 2020.

The low-profile pair were first photographed kissing at a 2020 New Year's Eve party in Las Vegas, and they went public with their relationship after spending a PDA-packed weekend together in Miami for Super Bowl 2020.

Lady Gaga is engaged? The pop star calls beau Michael Polansky her fiance in Paris

Polansky and Gaga ended up quarantining together at her Malibu home during the COVID-19 pandemic a few months later.

Four years later, they still seem to be going strong and are now engaged.

Here is everything you need to know about Lady Gaga's fiance, Michael Polansky.

Harvard graduate and entrepreneur

According to his LinkedIn profile, Polansky attended Harvard University between 2002 and 2006. He graduated with a degree in applied mathematics and computer science.

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Polansky is a businessman and entrepreneur who holds several roles, both in nonprofits and companies. According to reports, he helped create the Parker Foundation in 2015 alongside Sean Parker, co-founder of Facebook and Napster. Polansky has served as the executive director at the Foundation for over a decade. The philanthropic organization aims to create positive changes in global public health, life sciences, and civic engagement.

Making it Instagram official with Gaga after Super Bowl 2020

The couple are low-key but went Instagram official since February 2020 after they attended the Super Bowl together. The singer shared a photo of the two on a boat in Miami with the caption, "We had so much fun in Miami. Love to all my little monsters and fans, you're the best! ❤️."

Polansky was also seen at the pre-game and promotional events throughout the weekend to support Gaga, who was performing at the AT&T TV Super Saturday Night show.

He and Gaga have a shared passion for charitable work

Polansky is also a board member of the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, which funds research for cancer treatments. In fact, he bonded with Gaga initially over their "focus" on charity, as Gaga is very passionate about supporting the mental health and wellness of young people through her Born This Way Foundation.

The two have worked together to fundraise for various charitable causes, including the One World: Together at Home concert, which Gaga organized.

Earlier in an interview, the singer had mentioned that her tech-investor boyfriend is helping to develop an app for her foundation.

"With Born This Way Foundation, my mother, Cynthia Germanotta, and our co-founder Maya (Enista Smith), who I love so very much — they are working with my, the love of my life on something for mental health," Gaga shared.

Polansky's previous girlfriend wrote about Gaga

Interestingly, Polansky previously dated a New York Times editor, who wrote an op-ed about him and Gaga when they first started dating.

Prior to dating the singer-actress, Polanksy dated Lindsay Crouse, a New York Times senior staff editor. Crouse wrote an op-ed for the publication about how she first discovered that her ex was dating the megastar.

"Lady Gaga is amazing," she wrote of her ex-boyfriend's new girlfriend. "Comparing yourself with her is incredibly motivational, and I recommend you try it, regardless of how you relate to who's dating her."

Crouse and Polansky dated for seven years before breaking up a few years after college. They seemed to end things on neutral terms.

Before dating Polansky, Gaga was engaged to her talent manager, Christian Carino, before the pair called it quits in February 2019. She was also engaged to actor Taylor Kinney, whom she met on the set of her "Yoü and I" music video in 2011. Gaga announced that the couple had ended their engagement in June 2016.