Mike cultivates relationships with investment banks and companies to provide clients with access to IPOs and follow-on offerings, with a goal of providing alpha generation opportunities through unique primary markets transactions. Before joining Ingalls in 2018, Mike ran an equity and preferred stock syndicate desk at Capital Integration Systems, LLC (CAIS). Previously Mike spent 9 years as an officer in the Army National Guard, including one deployment overseas with Operation Enduring Freedom. Mike holds a B.A. in Political Science and International Affairs from Northeastern University, and an M.B.A.from the New York University Stern School of Business, where he specialized in Financial Markets & Instruments and Entrepreneurship & Innovation.