Michael Austin Email & Phone Number

Indianapolis, Indiana, Us

Michael Austin assumed the role of the permanent chief financial officer in April 2023. As CFO, Austin has oversight and leadership across the financial spectrum of the company playing a key role in shaping and executing all financial decisions, particularly as it relates to asset mix, investment decisions, resource allocation, and future acquisitions. From March 2021 to March 2023, he served as the interim CFO during an important period of leadership and strategic transition.

Indianapolis, Indiana, Us

Strada is a national social impact organization utilizing investment capital, research, and philanthropic solutions to innovate, promote and drive pathways between education and careers.Solution-oriented finance leader responsible for all aspects of finance, accounting, treasury, investments, and information technology focusing on investment portfolio optimization, revenue growth, operational efficiencies, risk management, and delivering business insights and solutions to Strada leadership and the Board.

Indianapolis, Indiana, Us

Led Strada's Financial, Planning, and Analysis function and CFO of Strada Collaborative, a Strada entity focused on driving innovation and impact in the education and workforce sectors through our wholly-owned affiliated companies: RoadTrip Nation, InsideTrack, Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL), and Education at Work.

Miami, Florida, Us

Private Equity-backed global Education company with revenues of $4B, the firm became a publicly traded (LAUR: NASDAQ) Public Benefit Corp (B-Corp.) in 2017.Launched and led the finance organization for Laureate's de novo OPM (outsourced program management) business from 2013 to 2015 serving leading U.S. institutions of higher education in their pursuit of academic program excellence and enrollment growth.From 2015 to 2017, added finance oversight responsibility for Laureate's international partnerships with operations and annual student enrollments (> 20k students) in Asia, Latin America, Europe and Africa

A boutique advisory firm providing strategic planning, corporate development, and transaction advisory services to Investors, CEOs, and Boards of Directors.Led engagements including general M&A support, corporate development consulting, financial due diligence, advising boards of directors in strategic buyout transactions; and arranging equity and debt financing for growth companies.

Middle-Market Investment Bank and Private Equity Group (acquired by Houlihan Lokey)

Venture-oriented investment fund of family office focused on investments in media, technology, entertainment, and real estate.

Arlington, Va, Us

Friedman, Billings, Ramsey was a capital markets firm providing investment banking, merger and acquisition advisory, institutional brokerage, and research services. FBR focused on consumer; energy & natural resources; financial institutions; healthcare; insurance; industrials; real estate; and technology sectors, In 2017 the company was sold to B. Riley Financial.