Michele received his Ph.D. in Development Economics from the Federal University of Paraná (Brazil) in 2014 and his master's degree in Economic Management and Policy in 2010 from Strathclyde University (UK).

Currently, he is Adjunct Professor in the Department of Economics and International Relations at the Federal University of Santa Catarina (Brazil).

In 2020-2021 he was post-doc/visiting researcher at the International Institute of Social Studies in the Netherlands. Previously, he was a researcher at the International Policy Center for Inclusive Growth, research center of the United National Development Programme. His research has been focused on education, inequality, policy evaluation and development economics.