Michael is co-founder of Seven Hills.
He is also co-founder of StartUp Britain, a national initiative for early stage enterprise supported by HM Government, which was recently launched by the Prime Minister, Chancellor and Secretary of State for Business.
Michael is chairman of entrepreneurs at Coutts & Co, a columnist for Real Business and is the 2011 chairman for MADE: The Entrepreneurs Festival.
He serves as deputy chairman of the Ministerial Ambassador Group for Global Entrepreneurship Week, an initiative chaired by the Minister of State for Business and Enterprise.
Michael is also a non-executive member of Festivals Edinburgh, is listed in Debrett's People of Today and is an ambassador for the Courvoisier Future 500.
He served as a non-executive director with the cities of Westminster, Sheffield and as a commissioner on the Inquiry Into The Future Of Cities And Local Government Finance.