Michael Schutzler
Motivator. Entrepreneur. Endurance athlete. Guitarist & musician. Zen teacher. Waterman.
Strong acumen in most business functions. Deep expertise in the tech industry, nonprofit, and education sectors. Substantial experience in public policy work at the federal, state and local level. Built and successfully led five companies, with operational experience in more than a dozen countries.
Beyond business, Michael has taught finance at the University of Washington, serves as a Senior Dharma Teacher in the Kwan Um School of Zen, is a professional recording artist & musician, and an accomplished endurance athlete.
In addition to launching products and building companies, he has:
- Raised $150M for nonprofits & startups.
- Planned and executed more than a dozen M&A transactions.
- Invested in 34 startups and four venture capital firms.
- Built a team that mentored over 150 startups that raised more than $400M in five years.
He has served on more than two dozen boards:
- nonprofits, including several chair and governance chair roles
- for-profit startups as independent or fund representative
- for-profit public company, including governance chair role
- government and education sector organizations, including several chair and co-chair roles
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