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Michael Cole
Michael Cole

Michael Cole

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LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-cole-714288b9

About

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First Name:
Michael
Last Name:
Cole
Title and Organization:
Chief Executive Officer, Shareholder Capital LLC
Bio:
Michael is Founder and CEO of Shareholder Capital LLC - a private investment firm focused on transformative investments in the life science and health care industries. Previously, Michael served as President & Chief Financial Officer of eMed LLC, digital healthcare technology platform for medical testing. Prior to that he founded and ran SevenSaoi Capital, a long-only small-cap public equity investment firm. For the majority of his career, Michael was with Madison Dearborn Partners (MDP), a Chicago-based private equity firm that manages $23 billion in equity capital, from 1997 to 2014. A Managing Director on MDP's Telecom, Media & Technology Services team, he led or worked on investments in companies such as XM Satellite Radio Holdings (NASDAQ: XMSR), Alaska Native Wireless (now AT&T), Telemundo Communications Group (now Comcast), Council Tree Hispanic Broadcasters (now Comcast), Reiman Publications, Cbeyond Communications (NASDAQ: CBEY, now Birch Communications), Intelsat (NYSE: I), MetroPCS (NYSE: PCS, now T-Mobile), Univision Communications, Sorenson Communications, The Topps Company, Wind Telecom SpA (now Vimpelcom), and Q9 Networks. Earlier in his career, Michael focused exclusively on the healthcare industry for five years. He was named a “Top 40 Global Dealmaker Under 40” by Dealmaker Magazine and a “Top 40 Under 40” leader by Crain’s Chicago Business. Prior to joining MDP, Michael was with Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. in the investment banking division. Michael currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Big Shoulders Fund, for which he is also a member of the Investment Committee. Michael is also a 2011 Henry Crown Fellow of the Aspen Institute and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network. He holds an A.B. in government, with honors, from Harvard College.

Fellowship Program

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Program Membership:
Henry Crown Fellowship Program

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Fellowship Class Name:
Class XV: 2011 21 Lassos Class


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