Mike.Dirrane@gmail.com • linkedin.com/in/Mike-DirraneMichael Dirrane is the Principal of The Aran Group – a specialty consultancy that focuses on accelerating commercial value for Fintechs, Insuretech, Mortgage, Investment Banking and all aspects of Real Estate Development. Appointed by five Governors, Mike also serves as Chairman of Massachusetts Housing – an honor he has held for more than 20 years. Prior to founding The Aran Group, Mike was Chief Sales Officer and an Executive Committee Member for the $1.5B National Mortgage Insurance business. While there, Mike established the Government Relations Division acting as primary liaison for the GSEs.Previously, Mike held senior leadership roles with PHH Mortgage (EVP), FNMA (VP, Eastern Business Center) and GE Capital Mortgage Insurance (SVP, Sales and Marketing). In each role, Mike instilled a strong sales discipline to capture significant market share, championed digital transformation and secured solid relationships with 50 of the nation’s top lenders. At PHH, Mike was appointed to the Board of its Joint Venture with Realogy Holdings.Earlier in his career, Mike was a Founding Partner of Amerin Guaranty where he held the role of SVP, Sales and Marketing. He raised $200M in capital and subsequently ramped up volume to achieve a 9.5% market share. Just four years after the MI company’s formation, Amerin launched its IPO in 1996. Three years later, Amerin was sold to CMAC in a 2-1 stock split resulting in the creation of Radian Group – the nation’s second-largest Mortgage Insurer. Mike Dirrane earned his BA, Political Science from Boston College and an MS, Urban Affairs, Housing and Real Estate from Boston University. Mike is certified as a Six Sigma Green Belt. Having relocated several times in his career, Mike and his wife Sharon now split their time between Clearwater, Florida and South Boston, Massachusetts. Mike is a fitness enthusiast who enjoys golf, tennis and resistance training.