LinkedIn: Michael Sheridan

Current

Board Member at Pepperdine MBA Alumni Board
President at Global Debt Network, Inc.

Past

Board of Directors at docstoc
Senior Associate at Growth Management Partners
Director of Finance at Management Partners Leadership Committee

Partner at Blue Water Venture LLC
Partner at Venature 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

14 people have recommended Michael

Connections

433 connections

Industry

Financial Services

Websites

Michael Sheridan’s Summary

Skill Set
- Experienced in public markets derivative and equity trading
- Knowledgeable about private equity investing and deal sourcing
- New technology development and commercialization
- Customer-centric business vision and product development focus

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

Please contact me at mikesheridan.linkedin@gmail.com

Michael Sheridan’s Specialties:

Derivatives pricing, hedging and trading strategies
Risk management
Investor connections
Debt and equity deal sourcing
Accelerated growth planning
Operations & tactical execution and planning
Retail roll-out modeling
Marketing and sales resource allocation
Customer and partnership development

Michael Sheridan’s Experience

Board Member

Pepperdine MBA Alumni Board

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

July 2007 — Present (11 months)
President

Global Debt Network, Inc.

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Financial Services industry)

June 2007 — Present (1 year)

Global Debt Network is a whole loan, web-based auction platform where auto loan portfolio sellers can list and sell their loans to financial institutions. Our solution brings transaction efficiency, pricing transparency and liquidity for buyers and sellers.
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

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.
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.
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:

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

Forbes.com Entrepreneurs member
OnStartups member
Pepperdine MBA Graziadio School Of Business and Management member
Delta Upsilon International Fraternity member
Venture Capital, Private Equity, Entrepreneurship and Institutions member
Private Equity and Venture Capital Group member
Capital Markets Network (send me an invite & add me to your connections in order to be accepted!!!!) member
Hedge Fund Group (HFG) member
Investment Experts member
Hi-Tech Ventures & Startups member
DePauw University Alumni Group member
e-Auto Finance Network member
PEPPERDINE PROFESSIONAL GROUP member
FusionXtreme NETWORKING GROUP member