Mike is Venture Partner at Next Play Ventures. He is currently Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Permanent Capital Partners and Vice Chairman of the Board of Evozyne. Previously, Mike was CEO of Evozyne and CEO of Relativity for over three years. Prior, Mike was Senior Vice President of Global Solutions at LinkedIn, where he had multiple leadership roles over 11 years. While at LinkedIn, Mike helped conceive Next Play Ventures, and has been a strong advocate and active investor in Chicago and the greater Midwest. In 2019, Mike received the Entrepreneurial Champion Award from 1871 and The Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center.