Director, BIV Generation Food Rural Partners
B.S. IE; M.ENG. IE
Mike is a Venture Discovery Director at BIV’s Generation Food Rural Partners (GFRP). Prior to joining BIV, Mike worked with early-stage startups in developing growth, commercialization, and fundraising strategies at the University of Delaware, the Delaware Innovation Space, Dreamit Ventures, and as an independent advisor.
He is a lifelong entrepreneur, founding his first business before graduating college. After graduation, he established, merged, led, and sold several boutique digital media & marketing companies. When not accelerating businesses, he can often be found in the cab of a steam locomotive while volunteering as a railroad locomotive engineer and conductor at Steamtown National Historic Site.
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