Max Michaels

Max Michaels Max has a premium accountClick to upgrade to Premium Founding Investor at Stride Funding Cupertino, California, United States 500+ connections Contact info Stride Funding Massachusetts Institute of Technology About Information & Communication Technologies | FinTech | Strategy & Business Development 20+ years of experience and accomplishments as corporate executive, strategist, investment banker and investor. Global executive roles at industry-leading information and communication technology companies: Leads IBM Network Services as its chief executive | Led cross business unit initiatives as VP of Corporate Strategy at AT&T | Led Cisco's business development and investments across 130 Emerging Countries working with CXOs of leading telcos. Led turnaround, repositioning and growth through acquisitions at EDS (now DXC). Based in the New York and London offices of Morgan Stanley and McKinsey & Co. served clients across industries. As the chief executive of a venture capital firm served on the boards of several software companies. SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS • Seasoned Executive: Skilled in capturing “game-changing” opportunities facing Fortune 500 CEOs in a collaborative leadership style – exceeded expectations in all corporate roles. Led Corporate Strategy teams at AT&T during a major expansion. Active in MIT alumni community - Volunteer & Board Member. Investor & Advisor in technology startups and a social good company. • Diligent Investor and Dealmaker: Over twenty years of experience in directing investments for corporations and investment groups across asset classes, industries, business models, and markets – proficient in deal sourcing, M&A analysis, negotiations, post-merger integration, and operations in emerging countries. Led venture capital firm that invested in software companies. • Bold Innovator: Passionate about developing strategic insights - Led team that ranked #1 in “McKinsey Worldwide Practice Olympics,” and applied the unorthodox strategies to grow new businesses, published in Corporate Finance and Strategic Management Journal. Crafted business plans for Internet of Things. Experience Stride Funding Founding Investor Company NameStride Funding Self-employed Dates EmployedMay 2019 – Present Employment Duration1 yr 10 mos IBM General Manager | Global Head of Network Services Company NameIBM Dates EmployedMar 2017 – Apr 2019 Employment Duration2 yrs 2 mos LocationGreater New York City Area Global head of IBM Network Services business that serves large enterprises in partnership with leading technology and telecom companies. Oversees ~$3 billion in signings and manages the vice presidents of offerings, sales and delivery. AT&T Corporation | T Vice President - Corporate Strategy Company NameAT&T Corporation | T Dates EmployedNov 2015 – Feb 2017 Employment Duration1 yr 4 mos LocationDallas/Fort Worth Area Led teams developing cross business unit strategies at the$160B+ corporation during a period of major diversification and strategic expansion. Worked closely with the top leadership team on strategy projects and presentations to the Board. Collaborated with the CTO on technology strategies such as 5G and SD-WAN. TE Connectivity VP - Corporate Strategy & Corporate Development Company NameTE Connectivity Dates EmployedApr 2013 – Jan 2015 Employment Duration1 yr 10 mos LocationMenlo Park, CA | Berwyn, PA Led the Strategy and Corporate Development team for a publicly traded global corporation with 100,000+ employees; interacted closely with the CEO and the four Group Presidents on enterprise portfolio management - acquisitions and divestments. Commended by CEO for strategic contributions to shareholder value creation (70% increase in market cap). … see more Cisco Systems | CSCO Senior Director, Strategic Transformation | Business Development Company NameCisco Systems | CSCO Dates EmployedNov 2007 – Mar 2013 Employment Duration5 yrs 5 mos LocationSan Jose, CA Developed and executed strategies that helped Cisco's transformation from a products company to a solutions company. As a founding member of Cisco’s ‘Strategic Transformations Team’ qualified and developed proposals for mega deals (each valued over $200M) requiring strategic investments in complex architectures and hybrid clouds that combine data center, collaboration, networking, and video technologies. Led strategy and investments in Emerging Markets Theatre – 130 countries – collaborating closely with country managers and chief economists in Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Russia, South Africa, UAE, Saudi Arabia, and India. Led Acquisitions and Alliances for Cisco Services ($10 billion business with over 10,000 employees) – global role that involved development of the business case, due diligence, evaluation, and negotiations. … see more EDS Corporation | Acquired by HPE VP - Corporate Strategy & Business Redesign Company NameEDS Corporation | Acquired by HPE Dates EmployedMay 2005 – Oct 2007 Employment Duration2 yrs 6 mos LocationPlano, TX Recruited from KnowledgeCube to a key position with EDS – a $20B public company and top client of KnowledgeCube – and implemented an operational improvement plan that had a dramatic impact on EDS’ cost structure. Led strategic and financial analyses that uncovered 50+ partnership / acquisition opportunities that resulted in three investments valued over $1B. Developed the strategic landscape and led discussions on transformative options. The restructured and repositioned EDS was sold to HP in 2007. • Collaborated closely with Chairman and CEO, CFO, and EVP of EDS. Achieved worldwide growth by implementing M&A and financial plans that were formulated while advising EDS at KnowledgeCube. • Slashed the EDS cost structure by completing the EDS acquisition of Mphasis – based in Bangalore, India with 22,000 employees valued over $1B – and led its successful post-merger integration. Mphasis revenues more than doubled over the next two years, generating shareholder value for EDS. • Contributed a major role during operational improvement and financial turnaround of EDS (-$200M in losses to $240M in operating profits). … see more EDS EDS KnowledgeCube Group Chief Executive Company NameKnowledgeCube Group Dates EmployedDec 1999 – Apr 2005 Employment Duration5 yrs 5 mos LocationNew York, NY Launched a venture capital firm in partnership with the head of Entrepreneurship at MIT and the head of M&A and leveraged buyouts for Bankers Trust. Invested in 10 companies from offices in New York, Boston, Seattle and Brussels; and served on their Boards. Rapidly built an investment portfolio using unconventional and successful growth strategies that were profiled in a cover story by Fortune magazine (May 2000). Adapted the business model to advise large investment groups and Fortune 500 companies such as CD&R and EDS. … see more kcubelogo.gif kcubelogo.gif Morgan Stanley | MS Investment Banker (M&A) Company NameMorgan Stanley | MS Dates Employed1997 – 1999 Employment Duration2 yrs LocationNew York, NY Recruited by the CEO of MSCP – a former client at McKinsey – into a lateral role in the investment banking division. Played a key support role that helped MSCP raise a $3B fund. Member of teams that closed major deals valued over $20B. McKinsey & Company Manager (Strategy Consulting) Company NameMcKinsey & Company Dates EmployedJun 1995 – Dec 1997 Employment Duration2 yrs 7 mos LocationLondon, UK; New York, NY Recruited from MIT and hit the ground running as team leader on several high profile engagements including: post-merger integration of 2 major banks in South Africa; development of JV strategies for a Canadian Bank; and creation of multiple models that accurately valued strategic alliance options for Lloyd’s of London. Designed business dynamics models for international marketing strategy for Merck; Developed models to value oilfields for a multinational. • Researched and wrote a groundbreaking speech for the CEO of Morgan Stanley Capital Partners, which quantified value creation of Private Equity industry and helped MSCP raise a new $3B fund. • Top accomplishment: Led a three-person team that was selected as the Ultimate Winner of the McKinsey Worldwide Practice Olympics (1996). Ranked #1 among 300+ McKinsey teams. • Published in the first McKinsey Anthology on Strategy, which was widely featured in the business press including Financial Times. https://faculty.fuqua.duke.edu/~charvey/Teaching/BA456_2006/McK97_3.pdf … see more The Real Power of Real Options The Real Power of Real Options Show fewer experiences Education Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology Degree NameMastersField Of StudyEngineering Technology, General Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Sloan School of Management Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Sloan School of Management Degree NameMastersField Of StudyFinance, General Volunteer experience SOCEANA - Generating Social Good Board Advisor Company NameSOCEANA - Generating Social Good Dates volunteeredJan 2014 – Present Volunteer duration7 yrs 2 mos CauseCivil Rights and Social Action