Mike Halpern's impressive career has prepared him to deliver value in many functional areas.  He brings progressive thought and innovation to businesses through measures such as:  developing operating procedures, creating performance measures, organizing accounting systems, financial planning and analysis, developing new marketing and sales strategies, and much more.  Mike has proven to excel as a business leader and brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the Family Business Institute.

Most recently Mike founded a realty company which he turned into a franchise prototype.  Before starting his company, he led several high profile value creation projects for Capital One Financial Corp., where he developed new strategies to improve direct marketing efficiency for the company resulting in $30 million of annual benefits.  As the founder and president of Employment Solutions, Inc., Mike grew the company and increased its profitability whereupon he sold it to a regional company.  He also has experience with Fortune 500 companies such as PepsiCo, Inc. in a host of areas, has served as General Manager for several closely-held companies, and worked for Mercer Management Consulting as a senior corporate strategy consultant.

Mike holds an MBA in finance from New York University's Stern School of Business.