Michael Sheridan

Current

President at Global Debt Network, Inc.

Past

Board Member at Pepperdine MBA Alumni Board
Board of Directors at docstoc
Senior Associate at Growth Management Partners

Director of Finance at Management Partners Leadership Committee
Partner at Venature LLC
Partner at Blue Water Venture LLC
Senior Equity Derivatives Trader at Stafford Trading/TD Waterhouse
Derivatives Trader at Cutler Group
Fixed Income Derivatives Trader at Stafford Trading
Risk Manager at Stafford Trading

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Education

Pepperdine University, The George L. Graziadio School of Business and Management
DePauw University

Recommended

15 people have recommended Michael

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Financial Services

Websites

My Company

Michael Sheridan’s Summary

Skill Set
- Customer-centric business vision and product development focus
- Strategic thinker with the ability to communicate and execute plans
- Product management and new product development
- Partnership identification and development
- Experienced in public markets derivative and equity trading
- New technology development and commercialization

Experienced in:
- Product & project management
- Software development process overseas/outsourcing transition
- Go-to-market strategy
- Capital raising
- Goal and milestone setting
- Business model development
- Customer identification
- Beta launch preparation
- Risk management
- PR strategies and interviews

Recent Media and Publication Contributions
- GigaOm Blog
- Special Finance
- Used Car News
- Asset-Backed Alert
- CreditFYI Podcast
- NaidaTV
- SubPrime Auto Finance News
- Biz Radio Podcast
- Auto Remarketing
- Edmunds.com

Michael Sheridan’s Specialties:

Fanatic Customer Building
Partnership Development
Marketing Planning, Strategy and Execution
Risk management
Capital Raising
Accelerated growth planning
Operations & tactical execution and planning
Retail roll-out modeling
Equity and debt option pricing, hedging and trading strategies

Please contact me at mikesheridan.linkedin@gmail.com

Michael Sheridan’s Experience

President

Global Debt Network, Inc.

(Privately Held; Financial Services industry)

June 2007 — Present (2 years 6 months)

DebtMarket connects buyers and sellers of loan portfolios. Debtmarket's web-based auction platform makes it easy for financial institutions to participate in loan portfolio transactions. Our solution brings transaction efficiency, pricing transparency and liquidity for buyers and sellers.
Board Member

Pepperdine MBA Alumni Board

(Education Management industry)

July 2007 — June 2008 (1 year )
Board of Directors

docstoc

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

July 2007 — April 2008 (10 months)
Senior Associate

Growth Management Partners

(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

April 2006 — June 2007 (1 year 3 months)

Growth Management Partners helps companies build accelerated strategic growth plans and develop the operational systems to support the expected growth.
Director of Finance

Management Partners Leadership Committee

(Educational Institution; 1-10 employees; Education Management industry)

January 2005 — June 2007 (2 years 6 months)
Partner

Venature LLC

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

January 2005 — June 2006 (1 year 6 months)

Venature is a partnership of investors and managers that provides capital and consulting to start-up businesses. We accelerate the growth of new ventures by providing strategic consulting and by partnering with entrepreneurs to execute their core business operations including sales, marketing, finance, and technology implementation.
Partner

Blue Water Venture LLC

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

June 2004 — June 2006 (2 years 1 month)

Blue Water Ventures specializes in business development and marketing strategies for small international and US brands looking to expand their retail distribution within the US.
Senior Equity Derivatives Trader

Stafford Trading/TD Waterhouse

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; TDW; Investment Management industry)

August 2001 — May 2003 (1 year 10 months)
Derivatives Trader

Cutler Group

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Investment Management industry)

June 2000 — August 2001 (1 year 3 months)
Fixed Income Derivatives Trader

Stafford Trading

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Investment Management industry)

June 1997 — May 2000 (3 years )
Risk Manager

Stafford Trading

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Capital Markets industry)

June 1995 — June 1997 (2 years 1 month)

Michael Sheridan’s Education

Pepperdine University, The George L. Graziadio School of Business and Management

MBA , 2003 — 2004
DePauw University

B.A. , Philosophy , 1990 — 1994

I held numerous leadership positions at the DePauw Chapter of Delta Upsilon. While president, we won Best Chapter Award resulting from an innovative risk management and community relations programs.

Activities and Societies:

Delta Upsilon Fraternity (Fraternity President), Lacrosse Club, Rugby Club, Philosophy Club.

Additional Information

Michael Sheridan’s Websites:

My Company

Michael Sheridan’s Interests:

Statistics, business start-ups, triathlons, swimming, running, biking, reading, art

Michael Sheridan’s Groups:

Management Partners or Pepperdine University MBA Programs,
Los Angeles Venture Association (LAVA),
St John's Hospital Next Generation Member, Delta Upsilon, Exectec

On Startups - The Community For Entrepreneurs
Pepperdine MBA Graziadio School Of Business and Management
Delta Upsilon International Fraternity
Private Equity and Venture Capital Group
Asset Finance Group
Capital Markets Network
Banking and Finance Technologies
Hedge Fund Group (HFG)
Global Private Equity & Venture Capital
Investment Experts
Liquidity Management Network
Financial Risk Management Network
Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Network
Banking Connects
Credit Risk Group
Electronic Trading Group
Hi-Tech Ventures & Startups
Southern California Venture Capital Community
DePauw University Alumni Group
Automotive Management Professionals
e-Auto Finance Network
Auto Finance Professionals
Student Loan Experts
The Pepperdine University Alumni Association
Consumer Finance Professionals
Capital Markets Technology
Whole Loan Traders
Auto Finance Industry - Lenders, Dealers & Vendors Invited and Encouraged to Join!
Consumer Collections & Recovery Professionals
Poker Playing Executives
Whole Loan Trading
Let's Get Funded
Credit & Collections Sales Professionals
The Future of Securitisation
Commercial Real Estate Loan ("CRE Loan")
Distressed Asset: Buyers and Sellers
Distressed Middle Market Commercial Loans- Professional Networking Group
Automotive Special Finance Association
Risk, Regulation & Reporting
Debt Buyer
Bank Treasury and Financial Risk Management
Community Bank Group
Legacy Loans Investors
ANGELS AND EARLY STAGE INVESTORS
Available Portfolios for Sale
Auto Loan Buyers & Sellers