Visionary strategist Michael J. Frank brings a multifaceted career spanning board leadership, startup founding, advisory, mentorship, and arbitration. As a founder with a successful exit, he has been instrumental in shaping the future of the financial services sector. He continues to support the next generation of talent through his work with Baruch College-mentoring MBA students to push creative boundaries and elevate performance.

He also brings a strong understanding of Al and cybersecurity trends, including their strategic implications for business operations, innovation, and risk management.

Driven by the desire to make meaningful, positive, lasting change with global impact, he currently manages Neuvation, an impact fund investing in brain health startups.

As Co-founder of Gildre, he guides startups on capital raising & scaling growth while providing a forum for collaboration among founders, innovators, and industry experts.

A FINRA-certified arbitrator with extensive formal board education (68 CPE courses), including BOARDView Certification.

To board service, he offers specialized expertise in the following areas:

BOARD LEADERSHIP: Serves as an Advisory Board Member, Desync.ai, Silo Markets, Forseyte, & Ziggurat Tech.

INNOVATION: Co-founded Gildre & cultivated a global community of 250 innovators and founders representing Al, ML, and dozens of other sectors.

COACHING & MENTORING: Mentored MBA students at Zicklin School of Business and participated in the "Think Bigger" course at Columbia Business School, where he shared his vision for successful startups with graduate students. Guides startups & their founders through multiple growth phases via his work at Gildre and Newchip Accelerator.

ENTREPRENEURSHIP: Founded market maker & specialist trading firm Gateway Partners. Scaled the operation to a balance sheet of nearly $1B. Evaluated the business's technological needs & implemented Gateway's proprietary options valuation & portfolio risk management software, Gateway Trading Systems (GTS). Sold Gateway Partners to a NASDAQ-listed company.

EXECUTIVE ADVISORY: Advised Newchip Accelerator's pre-seed, seed, Series A startups Untap, eTip.io, Akido Finance, Ember Funds, & Traders Post and counseled Dollar Ride's CEO, guiding them to secure a $10M grant from NY State. Currently advising Gildre startups.