Michael is a professional investor who’s invested in almost every asset class all over the globe. He is the founder of Entrecore, an AI software company increasing the speed and quality of information in the private markets, and was previously VP of investments at JPMorgan Chase where he spent 12 years with a variety of responsibilities including sales, investment management, financial planning, management, & training.
He held his series 7, series 66, and insurance federal and state licenses in over 20 states during his tenure there. Michael built a $120 million book before leaving.
While at JPMorgan, he was recognized multiple times for his sales accolades, served on the Diversity Board, and helped increase the book of business 60x under his leadership. Michael is also a serial Entrepreneur dating back to his first venture in 2005/06.
He currently sits on the Venture Board for the Dallas Entrepreneur Center focused on increasing venture activity in the DFW area. He donates his time to the DEC, the Capital One accelerator program, Mass Challenge’s accelerator program, served as the Entrepreneurship Fellow at SMU, and giving speeches at Universities. He was voted by his peers North Texas’ Startup Evangelist of the year for 2023, and nominated for Rising Entrepreneur of the Year as well as Startup Tech CEO of the year in 2024. He graduated Summa Cum Laude with his business administration and management degree from the University of Texas at Dallas.