Michael is Founder and CEO of E-Line Media, a publisher of digital entertainment that engages, educates and empowers, with a core focus on computer/video games. E-Line works with leading foundations, academics, non-profits and government agencies to harness the power of games for learning, health, and social impact.

Prior to E-Line, Michael spent several years as a private equity investor with Bluefin Partners, where he focused on enterprises that convey services on a global basis by harnessing the collective strength of highly distributed, independently owned and operated businesses. His investments included Lason, a multi-national outsourcing company that delivers service through over 70 independently owned micro-franchises in India and China (employing over 10,000 people).

Prior to Bluefin Partners, Michael served as the President and Chief Operating Officer of National Healthcare Resources (NHR), a tech-enabled services provider in the insurance sector, where he supervised the growth of the company from an early stage to over $150MM in annual revenue and oversaw the acquisition and integration of over 15 private companies. Michael began his professional career with Salomon Brothers, where he worked for several years as a quantitative analyst developing trading analytics and supporting investment banking transactions.

Michael currently serves as the Chairman of FilmAid International, an international relief organization that has partnered with the United Nations refugee agency and leading global aid organizations to use the power of film and video to bring important information regarding health, security, and other issues to more than 1 million displaced people in places as diverse as Haiti, Kenya, Tanzania, Afghanistan, Macedonia, Thailand and the US Gulf Coast. Michael also serves on the Board of Governors of the We Are Family Foundation, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the vision of a “global family” by creating and supporting programs that inspire and educate the next generation about respect, diversity and cultural understanding.

Michael is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in computer science and electrical engineering. He also studied in the graduate film program at NYU, where he produced the award-winning short film work of Jim Taylor (Academy Award winning screenwriter of Sideways) and Keir Pearson (Academy Award nominated screenwriter of Hotel Rwanda). He has produced short films that tackle tough social issues ranging from mental disabilities to gender bias in Eastern cultures. As a theatre producer, Michael has helped mount several socially relevant works, including a New York production of The Investigation by Peter Weiss, which recounts emotional testimony from witnesses and survivors at the Frankfurt Auschwitz war trials.

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