Mike, a financial executive with 38 years of senior executive financial experience, brings a wealth of knowledge and the unique combination of acting as CFO for numerous venture capital firms as well as international high tech start-ups in the valley. This experience gives him a superior understanding of start-ups from both inside and out and provides management teams with valuable insights and technical expertise.
Mike’s experience working with over 40 venture capital firms spans from fund formation and set up, to managing the ongoing finance operations for venture funds. His venture firm clients include Maples Investments, Angel Investors, Granite Global, Leapfrog Ventures, Dali Hook Partners, Dot-Edu, DFJ InCube Ventures & Sequoia Capital Liquidating Trusts. Additionally, Mike has been a key financial contributor acting as CFO for Kace Networks, Mimosa Systems, StumbleUpon, Playback Media, and SiNett working with the Executive teams to ensure best practices.
Prior to joining Kranz Consulting, Mike was CFO of Ehrlich Rominger, where he completed a merger transaction before devoting himself full time to Kranz Consulting, the company he helped launch the creation of. Mike began his career at the Chicago office of KPMG where he became a Senior Audit Manager and technician active in their National Peer Review and Healthcare Technical Training. He relocated to California to start the audit practice as a partner at Frank Rimerman, a small local CPA firm that primarily specialized in taxes.
Mike was born and raised in the Windy City, graduated from the University of Illinois, and is a CPA (inactive). He has been an active leader in his community serving as both President and Treasurer of the Menlo Park Rotary as well as Chairman of the Finance Committee for the Rotary Foundation. He is a “never say die,” hard-core Bears and Cubs fan. When he’s not with his clients (or watching his teams lose), Michael enjoys exercising, reading Kindle books, and family time with his wife and four children on Maui’s beaches.
