Michael has deep experience developing and commercializing novel environmental technologies, having focused on water desalination, PFAS and energy storage over the last 20 years. His technology and asset development companies have realized several $100MM exits and created >$1 billion in aggregate shareholder.Management philosophy: Lead with optimism, belief, and never give up – the difference between success and failure could be very small and the paths overlap.Career Summary:Ionic Water Technologies: Developed and scaling/implementing a novel, very low cost and renewable thermochemical desalination technology for brackish to agricultural water and seawater to drinking.Developed a low cost and low environmental footprint to optimize PFAS removal. Testing with major national water utility.Eos Energy Enterprises: Edison NJ, 2008-present, Founder, CEO Emeritus and board memberGrew company to 90 employees, becoming leader on cost and performance for massive addressable market. Raised capital from financial and strategic investors. Developed business and financing plan, product generation and commercialization strategy, organization and manufacturing strategy. Energy Storage Asset Development Company: catalyst and board memberConceived, incubated and directed company from concept to >$100MM in assets and acquisition. Aspect Enterprise Solutions: NY/London, 2000-2005, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy OfficerTrading and optimization platform for oil industry. Company acquired. Populated the board and investor group with OPEC oil ministers, US cabinet members and energy industry leaders. Emerging Market Real Estate: Russia, 1991-1998, Founder and CEOMoved to Russia before privatization started, and built a real estate brokerage, construction, investment and development company in Moscow and St. Petersburg. In 1994, established the region’s first institutional real estate investment vehicle with the AT&T Pension Fund. Financial Institution Conference Presentations:Presented energy storage technology at institutional meetings hosted by Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, and Citigroup. Presented at energy conferences hosted by CSFB, UBS, DB, BAML, Toronto Global Forum, GE Global Research symposium, Energy Storage Association, Sandia National Lab, Princeton University, NYU and others.Education:MBA finance from New York University in 1988. Won award for best thesis. BA in economics from Brandeis University in 1986.