Prior to Eagle Point, Michael was the Founder and Principal of East River Investments – a special purpose investment vehicle. Earlier in his career, Michael was the Director of Financial Analysis at PetroLogistics, a publicly traded petrochemical MLP and the largest on-purpose propylene producer in the United States. At PetroLogistics, he focused on mergers & acquisitions and corporate strategy. Michael previously worked for Citigroup in its Global Energy Investment Banking team and Amegy Bank in its Energy Corporate Banking group. Michael received a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Southern California and an M.B.A. from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, where he graduated with honors.