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As
Co-Creator and Managing
Partner of Eirėne (www.eirene.com),
Michael TS Lindenmayer
is building highly
scalable purpose driven
ventures by deploying
visionary capital
through a tribe of
family stewards in order
to create a more
peaceful and prosperous
world. Michael is
combining
entrepreneurship and
philanthropy to drive
radical change in the
fields of education,
sanitation, and aging.
Prior to creating Eirėne,
Michael commenced his
professional life in
finance. He worked for
Morgan Stanley in their
institutional equities
group in New York and
London. He also worked
in the strategy group at
Charles Schwab.
After
his financial service
experience, Michael
established himself as
an entrepreneur. He
collaborated with other
family offices in
developing and expanding
a portfolio of wellness
centers, real estate and
social ventures in
Europe, Africa and Latin
America. He was an early
adopter of the Grameen
Bank and Room to Read,
where his efforts
established a network of
over 7000 volunteers
across 56 cities
worldwide and built over
12000 libraries and
reached over 6.6 million
children.
He is
the founder and chairman
of the Caregiver Relief
Fund (www.cgrelief.org
). He is the co-chair
for Eirėne’s Center for
Purpose. He sits on the
advisory board of the
Stan Lee Foundation,
World Blu (www.worldblu.com
) and the Family
Business Network.
Michael is a frequent
speaker, lecturer and
radio co-host.
He
has presented at
University of Chicago,
Northwestern University,
Loyola and INSEAD. He
has been featured in the
New York Times and the
Huffington Post. Michael
holds a B.A. cum laude
from Kalamazoo College.
Michael completed
academic research for
Professor James P Womack
during his tenure at the
MIT Sloan School. He is
the co-author of the
book Giving and
Philanthropy for
Dummies, to be published
by Wiley in 2012. He is
also the author of The
Wisdom Flame, a work
focused on helping
families navigate
caregiving and aging
matters. For the past
decade, Michael has
divided his time between
Chicago, London and Rio
de Janeiro. He speaks
five languages. |
