Michael is an experienced venture capital and private equity investor with a successful track record of originating, structuring and exiting private investments in early stage, growth stage & distressed companies. As managing partner for his private equity firm and family investment group, he is responsible for sourcing new deals, capital formation, negotiating and closing transactions, and developing business strategy.

Michael began his investment career in 1989 with Goldman Sachs and has been a member of both the Chicago Board of Trade and Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Michael left trading in 2005 to focus on managing the holdings of his family’s investment group. In 2015 Michael and his partner founded the Chicago based private equity firm South Branch Capital Partners which currently hold investment and board positions in insurance, health care, technology, transportation, investment banking & fitness.