Primary Job Title Founder & CEO Primary Organization OptiFunder
Location Saint Louis, Missouri, United States Regions Midwestern US Gender Male
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Michael, our Founder and CEO, is responsible for driving the Company vision. Additionally, Michael serves as Executive Director of McFadden Group, a data-driven advisory firm focused on FinTech and residential mortgage finance.
Previously, Michael served as Chief of Staff and SVP-Finance for Stonegate Mortgage Corporation (NYSE:SGM). He led the
company's IPO efforts in 2013 and Company sale process in 2017, which concluded with a sale to Home Point Financial in May 2017.
Michael earned his undergraduate degree in Physics from University of Indianapolis, where he was also a 4-year member of the baseball team. He also received his MBA from Kelley School of Business at Indiana University and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.
