Michael leads the private investments efforts at Mariner Wealth Advisors and is responsible for manager research, selection, oversight of the private investments platform, and advisor and client communications related to alternatives. He serves on the Investment Committee and the Private Investment Committee. Prior to joining Mariner Wealth Advisors, Michael was a vice president at Comvest Partners, a West Palm Beach, Florida-based private investment firm. He began his career at Blackstone in the firm’s private equity investor relations and business development group and worked as a management consultant at Marakon, a boutique strategy consultancy. Additionally, he served as an Economics