J. Michael

Champion structural transformation in developing markets.

Discovered and originated concessionary finance to fill in for febrile credit, debt and equity markets. Since Covid, arranged USD 700 mn on offer for Africa agriculture and solar power entrepreneurs.

Convert flailing green-messianists into razor sharp, value chain leaders and partners. Current large efforts include innovations in private finance, chemical free storage, remote monitoring, and alternative risk transfer to make OTC forward contracts, secondary markets, and food security reserves in Africa. Specific initiatives for 2025 include turnarounds, project and structured finance, US/EU/UK market entry.

Shepherded UHNW (up to USD 5 bn) private investors through the wreckage of the dot.com crash, at Wall Street's "last honest broker".

Evangelized sober neo-liberalism.

Repositioned inward-looking market takers to outward-looking market makers:

USD 0.5 bn sales, Mexico fiber manufacturer (consultant to EVP Strategic Alliances, Akra at Grupo Alfa)

USD 0.5 bn community of 13 foreign manufacturers in co-marketing venture (owner)

USD 20 mn of S. Asian food companies new to Mexico, US and Canada (sales agent)

Educated readers about deep structure, actual conduct, and likely performance of changing economies and new technologies, in publications and white papers at: Economist Intelligence Unit, Gartner business publications, US Agency for International Development, top retail consultant Kurt Salmon Associates, and lead manufacturing think tank ITT.