Michael Conward Went From Coral Gables Hardwood to Building AI for Miami Mothers

Miami Biscayne welcomes engineer Michael Conward, Ph.D., a Miami native whose path ran from a Coral Gables gym to engineering school and back home to build health technology.

Michael Conward is an engineer and AI technologist in Miami, Florida, and the CEO and co-founder of MyLÚA Health, a women's health platform that checks in with mothers between their appointments. He also built Henway, an AI app builder for people who aren't technical.

A Cavalier first

Born in Miami, Conward played for the Coral Gables High Cavaliers under coach Kelvin Farrington, averaging 16 points, 6.7 rebounds and 3.3 blocks a game. As a senior he was team captain and MVP, a 2008 Nike All-Dade vs. Broward All-Star and an All-Dade County honorable mention. He also captained the track and volleyball teams, won the district triple jump, collected the Wendy's Heisman High School Award, and graduated summa cum laude out of the International Baccalaureate program.

A walk-on in Washington

He took that into George Washington University on an engineering scholarship and joined the men's basketball team as a walk-on guard in October 2008. His first college points came on a put-back in the 2009 home opener against UMBC, and he stayed on the roster through his senior season, 2011-12. He planned, even then, to major in mechanical engineering.

The engineer comes home

Conward went on to graduate work at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York, where he was founding president of the RPI Black Graduate Student Association. He has spent more than ten years since in startups, industry and academia, leading teams as a chief technology officer, director of product and founder.

Now he is building from Miami. MyLÚA went live this year with Metro Mommy Agency, a South Florida doula agency. Its companion, LÚA, checks in with mothers by text, email and app in English or Spanish, finds help near them and lets their doula follow up. It runs on IBM watsonx.

Henway joined Black Ambition's Fundable Founders Learning Lab, a free program for Florida founders backed by a $1 million contribution from JPMorganChase.

You can follow Michael on: LinkedIn | myluahealth.com | henwayai.com

Quick answers

Who is Michael Conward?

Michael Conward, Ph.D., is a Miami-born engineer and the CEO and co-founder of MyLÚA Health, a women's health platform that checks in with mothers between visits.

Where did Michael Conward play basketball?

He played for Coral Gables High School and then for George Washington University as a walk-on guard from 2008, while studying engineering on a scholarship.

Which Miami doula agency uses MyLÚA?

MyLÚA went live with Metro Mommy Agency, a South Florida doula agency.