Michael has been at the forefront of bringing interactive entertainment to the masses in both early stage start-ups and multinational public companies. He has held senior executive positions in finance, operations and development and has led teams from 5 to over 1,000.Michael is currently CFO and executive committee member of Age of Learning, creators of ABC Mouse.com - the leading and most comprehensive early learning resource for children age 2-7. Prior to Age of Learning, Michael was CEO of Buffalo Studios (creator of the popular Bingo Blitz franchise). Michael recruited the full executive team at Buffalo, growing the company from a dozen employees to over 60 and led the cross-platform efforts that brought Bingo Blitz to mobile devices. Buffalo Studios was acquired by Caesars Interactive in December of 2012.Michael started his mobile and interactive career as a founding executive and Chief Financial Officer of JAMDAT Mobile in 2000, one of the first mobile game companies in the U.S. Michael was instrumental in JAMDAT’s highly successful IPO in 2004, JAMDAT's purchase of the Tetris rights in 2005 and the acquisition of JAMDAT by Electronic Arts in 2006 for $680 million.At EA, Michael held various senior executive roles between 2006 and 2011, leading multiple platform and business model transitions for mobile, online (SVP & GM of Pogo) and social games. Prior to leaving EA in 2011, Michael was SVP & COO of EA Interactive, responsible for worldwide mobile development. Michael began his career on Wall Street as a corporate lawyer at Cahill Gordon & Reindel and later as an investment banker at Merrill Lynch.