Prior to joining Slade Gorton as COO, Michael served as the Director of Business Management for Glitnir Bank in the U.S. for nearly three years. In this role he led and participated in the execution of both corporate credit and corporate finance activities in the seafood, food and renewable energy sectors. Michael was directly involved in M&A and credit transactions including Icicle Seafoods, American Seafood Group, Bumble Bee, Arctic Storm and Clearwater Seafoods. Prior to Glitnir he spent over 15 years in the food and agribusiness industries in a strategic advisory position with The Hale Group, Ltd., a management consultancy with a focus on global supply chain work. He also led the food and agribusiness team at Ariba, Inc. a business-to-business sourcing and supply chain company. Michael received a B.S. from Iowa State University and completed graduate degree work at Harvard University.