Michael has over twenty-five years of experience as a banker, financial advisor and principal investor within the transportation industry. He advises companies and investors on structured financing and M&A transactions in the shipping and surface transportation industries. Michael also runs AMA's recently established broker-dealer, AMA Securities, Inc.

Michael received an MBA from the University of Chicago, an MA from The Johns Hopkins University and a BBA from Loyola College in Maryland. He is on the Board of the Bon Secours Baltimore Foundation and is a former director of PLM Financial Services, Inc.