Michael is a Director, Corporate Development, at Sony Pictures Entertainment.  In this role he works on M&A and strategic planning activities for the studio across all its divisions. Representative projects include the business case for a new-look CG-animated feature film business, assessment of opportunities to invest in video games/virtual worlds, acquisition of film/TV libraries, and the launch of new product outside the existing film windows structure. Prior to his current role at Sony Pictures, Michael was with Booz Allen Hamilton, a management consulting firm, where he focused on the media and consumer industries. Michael received his MBA from Ross in 2004.