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Max Michaels is listed as CEO | Investor | Strategist - Ethical AI at CRYZTAL CAPITAL, based in Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, United States. AeroLeads shows a matched LinkedIn profile for Max Michaels.
Max Michaels previously worked as Chief Executive Officer at Cryztal Capital and Founding Investor & Board Member at Stride Funding. Max Michaels holds Masters, Engineering Technology, General from Massachusetts Institute Of Technology.
Information & Communication Technologies | AI | FinTech | Strategy & Business Development20+ years of work experiences and accomplishments as corporate executive, strategist, investment banker and investor. Board Advisor to Strategic Management Review and Versa Networks since 2018.Global executive roles at industry-leading information and communication technology companies: Leads IBM Network Services as its chief executive | Led cross business unit initiatives as VP of Corporate Strategy at AT&T | Led Cisco's business development and investments across 130 Emerging Countries working with CXOs of leading telcos. Led turnaround, repositioning and growth through acquisitions at EDS (now DXC). Based in the New York and London offices of Morgan Stanley and McKinsey & Co. served clients across industries. As the chief executive of a venture capital firm served on the boards of several software companies. He is invested in a dozen AI-driven companies including OpenAI, Pryon, and Mindful Beauty. He serves on the Board of Stride Funding, and he is a Board Advisor at Versa Networks, and Porosome Therapeutics. He has published in McKinsey Quarterly, Strategic Management Journal and Corporate Finance and serves on the Advisory Board of Strategic Management Review. Max was a keynote speaker on Cognitive Computing at the SE4COG international conference in Sweden in 2018.SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS• Seasoned Executive: Skilled in capturing “game-changing” opportunities facing Fortune 500 CEOs in a collaborative leadership style – exceeded expectations in all corporate roles. Led Corporate Strategy teams at AT&T during a major expansion. Active in MIT alumni community - Volunteer & Board Member. Investor & Advisor in technology startups and a social good company.• Diligent Investor and Dealmaker: Over twenty years of experience in directing investments for corporations and investment groups across asset classes, industries, business models, and markets – proficient in deal sourcing, M&A analysis, negotiations, post-merger integration, and operations in emerging countries. Led venture capital firm that invested in software companies.• Bold Innovator: Passionate about developing strategic insights - Led team that ranked #1 in “McKinsey Worldwide Practice Olympics,” and applied the unorthodox strategies to grow new businesses, published in Corporate Finance and Strategic Management Journal. Crafted business plans for Internet of Things.
Listed skills include Strategy, Venture Capital, Business Strategy, Mergers And Acquisitions, and 28 others.
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Investments in Private Companies | Strategic Business Development. Portfolio of 15 companies across EdTech, FinTech, Biotech, Metaverse, and IT Security.
Armonk, New York, Ny, Us
Global head of IBM Network Services business that serves large enterprises in partnership with leading technology and telecom companies. Oversees ~$3 billion in signings and manages the vice presidents of offerings, sales and delivery.
Dallas, Tx, Us
Led teams developing cross business unit strategies at the$160B+ corporation during a period of major diversification and strategic expansion. Worked closely with the top leadership team on strategy projects and presentations to the Board. Collaborated with the CTO on technology strategies such as 5G and SD-WAN.
Galway, Ie
Led the Strategy and Corporate Development team for a publicly traded global corporation with 100,000+ employees; interacted closely with the CEO and the four Group Presidents on enterprise portfolio management - acquisitions and divestments. Commended by CEO for strategic contributions to shareholder value creation (70% increase in market cap).
San Jose, Ca, Us
Developed and executed strategies that helped Cisco's transformation from a products company to a solutions company. As a founding member of Cisco’s ‘Strategic Transformations Team’ qualified and developed proposals for mega deals (each valued over $200M) requiring strategic investments in complex architectures and hybrid clouds that combine data center, collaboration, networking, and video technologies.Led strategy and investments in Emerging Markets Theatre – 130 countries – collaborating closely with country managers and chief economists in Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Russia, South Africa, UAE, Saudi Arabia, and India. Led Acquisitions and Alliances for Cisco Services ($10 billion business with over 10,000 employees) – global role that involved development of the business case, due diligence, evaluation, and negotiations.
Recruited from KnowledgeCube to a key position with EDS – a $20B public company and top client of KnowledgeCube – and implemented an operational improvement plan that had a dramatic impact on EDS’ cost structure. Led strategic and financial analyses that uncovered 50+ partnership / acquisition opportunities that resulted in three investments valued over $1B. Developed the strategic landscape and led discussions on transformative options. The restructured and repositioned EDS was sold to HP in 2007.• Collaborated closely with Chairman and CEO, CFO, and EVP of EDS. Achieved worldwide growth by implementing M&A and financial plans that were formulated while advising EDS at KnowledgeCube.• Slashed the EDS cost structure by completing the EDS acquisition of Mphasis – based in Bangalore, India with 22,000 employees valued over $1B – and led its successful post-merger integration. Mphasis revenues more than doubled over the next two years, generating shareholder value for EDS.• Contributed a major role during operational improvement and financial turnaround of EDS (-$200M in losses to $240M in operating profits).
Launched a venture capital firm in partnership with the head of Entrepreneurship at MIT and the head of M&A and leveraged buyouts for Bankers Trust. Invested in 10 companies from offices in New York, Boston, Seattle and Brussels; and served on their Boards. Rapidly built an investment portfolio using unconventional and successful growth strategies that were profiled in a cover story by Fortune magazine (May 2000). Adapted the business model to advise large investment groups and Fortune 500 companies such as CD&R and EDS.
New York, Ny, Us
Recruited by the CEO of MSCP – a former client at McKinsey – into a lateral role in the investment banking division. Played a key support role that helped MSCP raise a $3B fund. Member of teams that closed major deals valued over $20B.
Us
Recruited from MIT and hit the ground running as team leader on several high profile engagements including: post-merger integration of 2 major banks in South Africa; development of JV strategies for a Canadian Bank; and creation of multiple models that accurately valued strategic alliance options for Lloyd’s of London. Designed business dynamics models for international marketing strategy for Merck; Developed models to value oilfields for a multinational.• Researched and wrote a groundbreaking speech for the CEO of Morgan Stanley Capital Partners, which quantified value creation of Private Equity industry and helped MSCP raise a new $3B fund.• Top accomplishment: Led a three-person team that was selected as the Ultimate Winner of the McKinsey Worldwide Practice Olympics (1996). Ranked #1 among 300+ McKinsey teams.• Published in the first McKinsey Anthology on Strategy, which was widely featured in the business press including Financial Times. https://faculty.fuqua.duke.edu/~charvey/Teaching/BA456_2006/McK97_3.pdf
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Max Michaels works for CRYZTAL CAPITAL.
Max Michaels is listed as CEO | Investor | Strategist - Ethical AI at CRYZTAL CAPITAL.
Max Michaels is based in Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, United States while working with CRYZTAL CAPITAL.
Max Michaels has worked for Cryztal Capital, Stride Funding, Ibm, At&T Corporation | T, and Te Connectivity.
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Max Michaels holds Masters, Engineering Technology, General from Massachusetts Institute Of Technology.
Max Michaels is listed with skills including Strategy, Venture Capital, Business Strategy, Mergers And Acquisitions, Business Development, Corporate Development, Strategic Partnerships, and Entrepreneurship.
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