Michael McCracken, Sr. Managing Director   Michael currently serves as a General Partner in both the Investment Banking and Advisory Services divisions of the Firm. Michael has over 30 years of experience as an investment banker, venture capitalist, as well as an operating CEO/COO & CFO.  Following the successful sale of his co-founded UGO Entertainment venture to Hearst Corporation in 2007, Michael launched MCM Venture Partners, a boutique investment banking and strategic advisory firm. MCMVP focuses on both early-stage and mid-market companies across multiple industries specializing in entertainment, digital media, advertising and e-commerce.  Prior to UGO Entertainment, Michael worked in the Investment Banking divisions of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette (DLJ) in Los Angeles and Salomon Brothers in New York City. As an Associate at DLJ, he worked with Ken Moelis’ Los Angeles based team in advising public and private companies on M&A, debt and equity capital raising and corporate restructurings. Additionally, he participated in various principal investments made by DLJ’s venture capital division, Upfront Ventures. As an Investment Banking Analyst at Salomon Brothers, Michael worked on the Equity Capital Markets desk advising companies on initial and secondary public market offerings. Prior to joining Salomon Brothers, Michael served as the Director of Business Development at Intel Japan in Tsukuba, Japan, reporting to the President.  Michael received his Bachelors in Foreign Service with Honors in International Business Diplomacy and Japanese language proficiency from Georgetown University and received his Masters in Business Administration from Harvard.