Mike is Managing Partner of Hawk Capital Partners. Prior to co-founding Hawk Capital in 2014, Mike served as the President of LifeShield Security, the home security division of DIRECTV. Mike acquired a significant equity stake in LifeShield in December 2009 and served as its President and Chief Executive Officer until June 2013 when he sold LifeShield to DIRECTV. Hawk Capital purchased LifeShield back from AT&T in May of 2017. Mike served as the Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Nutrisystem from 2002 until 2008. Mike was the lead investor/sponsor that acquired control of Nutrisystem and led its turnaround by taking annual sales from $27M to $778M and Ebitda from $0 to $170M by 2007. The company earned numerous distinctions including Forbes Magazine’s Best Small Public Company in 2006 and Mike was Forbes Magazine’s Entrepreneur Of The Year. Mike continues to serve as Chairman of the Board of Nutrisystem. In 1995, Mike co-founded Verticalnet and held numerous executive and board positions including Chairman of the Board, President & Chief Executive Officer. Verticalnet was a pioneer in B2B commerce and the company grew to nearly 2,000 employees and completed over two dozen acquisitions after its successful IPO in 1999. Mike is a two-time Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award winner for the Philadelphia Region. He serves on the boards of Actua Corporation (NASDAQ:ACTA), Nutrisystem (NASDAQ:NTRI) and Franklin Square Investment Corporation (NYSE:FSIC). He received his BS from St. Joseph’s University and was formerly a Certified Public Accountant.