Michael Oleshansky is a managing director in the private investments group of PSP Partners, where he leads various facets of transaction execution and portfolio management, as well as internal strategic planning and team development for both PSP Capital and PSP Growth. PSP Partners is a global private investment firm founded by Penny Pritzker, a business builder, civic leader, and philanthropist, and the former US Secretary of Commerce. Prior to joining PSP in 2011, MIchael was a senior investment professional at Industrial Opportunity Partners (IOP), a middle-market private investment firm based in Evanston, Illinois. Prior to IOP, he was with Equity Group Investments, a multi-billion dollar private investment firm founded and led by Samuel Zell. He began his career as an investment banker in the mergers and acquisitions group of Merrill Lynch & Co. Michael earned a BS (magna cum laude) in business administration from Miami University and an MBA (with high honors) from Chicago Booth. He currently serves as a board member or observer of several privately-held companies and a member on the finance advisory board of the Miami University Farmer School of Business.