Mike has spent his career investing in and operating innovative businesses. He has served as CFO and led investments in numerous private companies, and has advised dozens of other businesses across key financial and strategic capabilities. 

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Prior to launching MV Advisory, Mike helped launch a Pizza Hut franchise in Sub-Saharan Africa, called Marathon Restaurant Group. The company had the rights to the Pizza Hut brand in South Africa, Botswana, and Nigeria. Mike was responsible for helping set up the company’s corporate infrastructure in Cape Town and getting the initial group of stores open. His role included overseeing the company’s strategy, setting up the company’s supply chain, executing strategic acquisition due diligence, and leading local store marketing efforts. Previously, Mike worked as an equity research analyst covering the restaurant and food verticals at Stifel Nicolaus and Cowen and Company. While there, Mike covered 40+ publicly traded restaurant and food companies, meeting with management teams, and building financial models, and writing investment research reports.

 

Mike is a CFA charterholder. He received his MBA from Columbia Business School, and his Bachelor of Science degree from Columbia University’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. 

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