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Michael is a Founding Partner and Chief Executive Officer of Tiedemann Advisors, an independent investment and wealth advisor for high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, foundations and endowments.

Michael began his career working for Tiedemann Investment Group (TIG) as an emerging markets research analyst. In 1994, he joined the equity research group at Banco Garantia, one of Brazil’s leading Investment Banks, living in Brazil for two years. Later Michael ran their equity sales and trading operations out of New York where he worked closely with Garantia’s top-ranked Hedge Fund-of-Fund Group. In 1998, when Credit Suisse acquired Garantia, he remained there heading up their sales trading efforts for Latin America until he left to start Tiedemann Advisors in 2000.

Michael holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Ohio Wesleyan University.