Michael is a Partner and the head of alternative funds operations. Michael has over thirteen years of operational, financial reporting, and managerial experience in the private equity and hedge fund industry. Before joining Evoke, Michael was a Director at First Republic Investment Management in Los Angeles, serving as a key operator of the Altair private funds platform. Michael started his finance career with Ernst & Young in Los Angeles, providing audit and capital markets advisory services to global private equity and hedge fund clients. Michael earned a dual B.S. in Accounting and Business Administration from the University of Southern California.