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2018
Sands Capital (2018 - 2022)
Arlington, VA | Partner
In-Q-Tel (2014 - 2018)
Arlington, VA | Partner
Mobile System 7 (2013 - 2014)
Arlington, VA | President, Co-Founder
In-Q-Tel (2003 - 2013)
Arlington, VA | Partner
The Hunter Capital Group (2001 - 2003)
Columbia, MD | Managing Director
Friedman, Billings, and Ramsey (1997 - 2001)
Arlington, VA | Senior Vice President
San Diego State University
MBA
Salisbury State University
BS | Business Administration
Michael is a managing partner at Sands Capital Alternatives. He joined the firm in 2018 as a partner and has more than 20 years of experience investing in, managing, financing, and developing innovative enterprise technologies.
Prior to joining the firm, Michael was a partner at In-Q-Tel (now IQT), a strategic investor in early-stage businesses in the artificial intelligence, computer vision, data analytics, cybersecurity, novel materials, and other spaces of potential high impact on national security. He also was the founder and president of Mobile System 7, a cybersecurity company. Earlier, Michael served as managing director at Hunter Capital Group, a specialized investment bank, and senior vice president at Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group (now B. Riley Financial), where he focused on initial public offerings, mergers and acquisitions advisory, and private placements.
Michael received a BS in business administration from Salisbury University and an MBA from San Diego State University.
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