Michael was CFO of JLL Partners, a private equity firm making control investments in middle market companies, from March 2001 through December 2015. A CPA, he is the founder and managing partner of Schwartz & Company, LLP, a regional Certified Public Accounting Firm with a focus on accounting and tax matters for private equity firms and their portfolio companies.

Michael holds a Bachelor Degree in both Accounting and Education from City University of New York, a Masters Degree in Taxation from C.W. Post Long Island University and a Masters in Education of Science from the City University of New York.