Michael Burtov Email & Phone Number

Miami, FL, US

• Founding and leading a unique consultancy that has worked with over 1,000 startups to grow and fundraise.
• Holding regular open office hours to advise aspiring and existing entrepreneurs in one-on-one sessions for gauging product-market-fit, go-to-market strategy, as well as team-building and fundraising.
• Participating and leading hundreds of talks, workshops and panel discussions about emerging companies, innovation and the innovation economy
• Developing programing and outreach initiatives that promote innovation across various industries and founder demographic groups.
• Assisting emerging companies on almost every level including developing networks, building the team and culture, raising capital, establishing product-market fit, developing initial products, and even assisting with.
• Working with dozens of established organizations to promote entrepreneurship and support innovation initiatives. Including consulting on specific initiatives, helping conduct diligence on opportunities, leading.

• Founding the Organization
• Developing and executing strategic plans to meet the organization's mission and goals.
• Building and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders, including donors, partners, and community leaders.
• Fundraising and grant writing to secure resources for the organization.
• Financial management, including budgeting, reporting, and monitoring the organization's financial health.
• Leading and motivating a team of staff and volunteers to achieve common goals.

Allston, MA, US

• As a Venture Mentor at Harvard Innovation Labs, I work with Harvard University-affiliated entrepreneurs as they develop their innovative ideas and businesses.
• Sharing industry expertise and providing tailored guidance.
• Fostering connections within the global entrepreneurial ecosystem.
• Encouraging innovation, experimentation, and calculated risk-taking.

Cambridge, MA, US

• Inventing, developing, patenting, and commercializing the GeoOrbital wheel (a TIME Magazine Invention of the Year for 2019) which converts any vehicle to being electrically powered just by swapping-out the regular.
• Building the team to grow the idea from “Invention” → “Product” → “Company”
• Implementing the company vision and mission
• Building company culture to promote innovation and a “less talk, more do” mindset
• Leading the company to raising millions in investment funding and millions in revenue
• Leading the company to receiving multiple innovation and industry awards

Miami, FL, US

• Working with StartupFIU to commercialize and fund faculty research and to support a culture of innovation.

Cambridge, MA, US

• Performing leadership duties including acting as the Chair, either in the absence of the Chair or as requested by the Chair
• Launching, testing, developing and implementing plans to scale new programs/services
• Serving as an ambassador for the organization
• Evaluating the performance of the Executive Director (ED)
• Ensuring strong fiduciary oversight and financial management
• Supporting and developing MITEF's mission, governance, financial policies, programs, and needs

Cambridge, MA, US

• Teaching a number of classes and workshops on raising initial capital (from traditional and non-traditional sources), first commercialization, and presenting and pitching ideas
• Mentoring and advising multiple MIT and non-MIT affiliated companies though the challenges and opportunities faced by an emerging company

Watertown, Massachusetts, US

Advising a highly-innovative and mature company on a number of topics.

Watertown, Massachusetts, US

• Founded the company and developed the concept of a data-driven AI platform capable of predicting employee success across multiple roles and industries, while reducing discrimination during the hiring process
• Built the team to grow from “Invention” → “Product” → “Company”
• Contributed to the development of the software platform and the Artificial Intelligence engine that powers the product
• Commercialized and helped develop a system for identifying and quantifying personality variables that lead to effective teamwork and high-performing team compositions
• Implemented the company vision and mission
• Lead the company to raising Venture Capital funding

• Founded the company and developed dirbe.com – a website that that let users find products, services, places, people, jobs, and events near a desired location within the United States
• Built the team that grew the idea from “Invention” → “Product”
• Established relationships with key influencers in the search space
• Developed a Minimally Viable Product (MVP) which was used by a select group of Beta testers and demonstrated to Venture Capitalists

Gogarburn, GB

• Booked/captured OTC Derivatives trades
• Worked with traders to analyze and confirm non-standard trades.
• Coordinated with the back office, legal and IT for settlement issues
• Set up internal systems to ensure correct trade capture

US

• Co-Founded the company and helped develop an approach to quantitative trading of distressed bonds that were created by the 2008 global economic crises
• Leveraged my investment banking knowledge and connections to establish initial relationships and attempted to raise startup capital
• Developed strategic relationships that were early markers of adoption.

Zurich, CH

• Booked/captured OTC Derivatives trades
• Analyzed processes for potential sources of error and process improvement
• Coordinated with the back office, legal and IT for settlement issues
• Prepared regular management reporting

New York, New York, US

• Established a startup office for the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI)
• Located office space and managed construction and leasehold improvements
• Developed relationships with stakeholders and other non-profit organizations
• Assisted in hiring, expansion, and funding initiatives
• Identified communities of need which could be served by the Foundation
• Managed administrative functions and logistics for the distribution of grant funding and medicine

Manchester, NH, US

• Awarded a fellowship available to Returned Peace Corps Volunteers with distinguished service records who had worked to improve economic and social development especially in underserved communities
• Consulted on multiple international development projects
• Drafted and submitted grant applications for development projects around the world

Washington, District Of Columbia, US

• Served as a U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer in the Republic of Kazakhstan
• Taught English at local Universities and non-profit organizations
• Authored multiple grants that provided funding for local non-profit organizations
• Authored a manual on Small Project Assistance (SPA) grant writing which was published and distributed by the Peace Corps
• Helped establish and secure grant funding for multiple non-profit organizations including “Global” - a resource center that promoted women entrepreneurship and computer literacy, which became a center of excellence

B.A., Psychology

M.S., International Economics