Prior to founding Crystal Park Group, Michael spent nearly a decade at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) in New York City as a Business Advisory Services Consultant. Michael is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
Michael managed global teams on multi-million dollar projects within a $200+ million specialty practice focused on serving private equity, venture capital, family office and other alternative asset management clients.
Michael has supported many sides of the private market investment continuum – general partners, limited partners, investment banks, traditional lenders, alternative lenders, corporate issuers, asset and investment managers, family offices, portfolio companies, and private borrowers.
Michael has extensive experience identifying private company growth strategies and analyzing their effectiveness from a financial and valuation perspective on behalf of private market investors. He also has M&A experience including pre-LoI diligence, transaction structuring, financial & operational due diligence, legal entity restructuring, and post-transaction operations.
Michael also has experience developing and executing on strategies which drive revenue growth and margin expansion from his time at PwC and as the former founder and operator of an apparel and promotional items printing business in Northeast PA.
Michael earned a Master of Management in Corporate Innovation & Entrepreneurship from Penn State Smeal College of Business, and graduated magna cum laude from The University of Scranton where he earned B.S. degrees in Accounting and Philosophy. Michael studied finance and philosophy at the University of Manchester, England.
Originally from Scranton, Pennsylvania, Michael is passionate about mentoring students and aspiring entrepreneurs, supporting youth leadership and financial literacy organizations, and contributing to the public discourse on business topics through writing and public speaking.
