Michael Price co-founded Empyrean Capital Partners in 2004 and he served as Empyrean’s Chief Operating Officer until the end of 2015. Mr. Price has demonstrated expertise in strategic business development and risk management for over 30 years in the financial services industry. Prior to founding the Firm, he spent 17 years with Goldman, Sachs & Co. Mr. Price was named a Managing Director in 1996 and Partner in 1998. From 2002- 2003, Mr. Price served as an Advisory Director to the firm. From 1998-2002, he was the sole Partner responsible for the Global Convertible Bond Department. Mr. Price co-Headed this same business from 1994-1998. In Mr. Price’s first eight years with the firm, he was an Institutional Salesperson in the Equities Division based in Los Angeles. At the time of his retirement, Mr. Price was a member of the Partnership Committee. He also served on the Advisory Committee to the GS Hedge Fund Strategies Group, Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s fund of funds advisor. Mr. Price earned an MBA at Northwestern University in 1986 and a BA in Economics from UCLA, graduating magna cum laude in 1983.