Michael Guerin

Founder

Brick Oven Project · Global, with an Emerging Market Focus

Present

Exploring opportunities and needs in impact related investing

Consultant - Fintech and Product Development

Red Bridge Ventures · International and US

Present

Partnership and product advisor Relevant Projects -Investor Outreach: Supported capital raising and outreach for successful launch of global agtech venture capital firm; advised on investor narrative and outreach for $10M in successful seed raises. -Partnerships: Assessed new bank partnerships for European B2B BNPL startup and guided founders on key challenges; Guided CEO of Asian Development Bank-backed platform on partnerships and credit products. -Product Development: Regulatory-compliant credit product for DrChrono, a VC-backed healthtech (acquired). -Business Incubation: Advised on launch of New York City- and State-backed cleantech incubator.

Vp, Fintech Solutions

PCH International · Berlin, Germany

Fintech innovation team leadership -Drove fintech development for pioneering manufacturer and global supply chain manager seeking to repurpose assets and recover market leadership. -Piloted embedded credit offering for existing customers, leveraging proprietary data and inventory controls. -Identified and recruited external partners for funding, customer acquisition and product development. -Conceived strategy to grow sustainable manufacturing in the mid-market through targeted financing, prospected and jointly pitched impact investors with sustainability lead.

Advisor

Kiu Global · Hanoi, Hanoi, Vietnam

Kiu's business management system supports tens of thousands of micro- and SMBs across 7 Southeast Asian countries in their journey to digitize. In cooperation with leading regional banks, the Asian Development Bank and the IFC, as well as Kiu enterprise partners, Kiu LaaS leverages Kiu insights, Kiu credit scoring and Kiu LaaS to deliver working capital solutions to verified businesses within the Kiu ecosystem.

Ceo & Founder

ClearPort · San Francisco Bay Area

Fintech founder, cross-border trade credit -Conceived and bootstrapped trade credit fintech to bring data-enabled lending to emerging markets SMEs. -Pitched investors on cross-border debt facility structured to support investment within existing mandates. -Recruited and led technical team and product build, developed GTM plans and partnership pipeline.

Vp, Partner Management

Kabbage, Inc · San Francisco, CA and Atlanta, GA

Fintech partnership builder and troubleshooter -Led bank platform partnerships team for leading US SME fintech lender across Europe, LatAm and Asia, reporting directly to CEO. Partners included ING, Scotiabank (LatAm), Santander UK, Australian fintech Kikka and others. -Negotiated $8M+ partnership expansion into new European countries and renegotiated Master Service Agreement to target channel growth. Resolved regulatory roadblocks in LatAm and led platform standardization. -Identified need for marketing services to guide partner GTM and launched in collaboration with VP of Marketing. -Took ownership of major non-bank channel partners including UPS, identified margin issues with largest US channel partner and led contract renegotiation to restore channel to profitability.

Business and Market Development

Lumia Capital · San Francisco, CA

Capital formation and expert network developer -Supported fundraising and recruited global advisory board for VC fund I targeting cross-border growth strategies.

Director

Brunswick Group · New York, NY

Stakeholder management for global corporate comms leader -Won mandates and directed investor and stakeholder outreach to support IPOs, the successful takeover defense of one of the world’s largest metal producers and a multibillion dollar cross-border healthcare acquisition. -Worked across international teams to build dedicated investor relations practice and grow existing accounts.

Senior Vice President, Head of Russia and Cis Practice

FTI Consulting/FD Strategic Communications · Moscow, Russian Federation

Strategy and P&L owner - IPO advisory practice -Identified emerging opportunity to support multibillion dollar capital needs of regional blue chip firms in Russia, Ukraine and Central Asia, pitched to multiple US agencies at C-level, and hired by CEO to launch new practice. -Created and led enterprise sales strategy from prospecting through close, targeting CFOs/CEOs. Launched with win of first-ever Russian direct US listing; captured 25% market share (12 London, Frankfurt and NYC IPOs) by 2007. -Hired and led team of five investor relations and client management specialists and coached to market leadership. -Zero client losses, $3M+ in high margin sales. Profit 1 year ahead of forecast. Exit at industry leading multiple.

Equity Research Analyst - Transportation and Engineering

Robert Fleming · Moscow, Russian Federation

Emerging markets analyst - coverage initiation and sales support -Wrote guidance and pitched asset managers on Russian equity opportunities prior to and through the 1998 Russian debt crisis: engaged and interviewed C-suite, forecast markets, assessed financials, inspected facilities.