Speakers

Previously, Michael helped launch Climate United, the national, grant-funded green bank.  Michael created the private credit business at New Island Capital to provide debt capital to the renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, education and financial inclusion sectors in the United States and emerging markets. In addition, Michael oversaw impact investing at Social Finance where he managed and launched multiple impact-first investment vehicles. Michael was responsible for international lending at Calvert Impact Capital.

Michael spent more than a decade at Citibank in Africa where he managed the Senegalese and Tunisian banking operations. He was a Senior Advisor to McKinsey's Social Sector Office and helped launch the Millennium Challenge Corporation and the African Development Bank's Trade Finance business.

Michael sits on multiple public and private investment or credit committees.

Michael is a graduate of MIT and Georgetown University. Michael is a Salzburg Global Fellow and a Chevalier in Senegal's National Order of the Lion.