Bio

Michael Biener serves as Deputy Chief Information Officer & Head of IT Infrastructure for B. Riley Financial and co-manages the firm's Corporate IT department. In his position, Biener co-manages a centralized IT Department of nearly 30 professionals responsible for providing 24/7 day-to-day IT Support services to all employees while maintaining the necessary corporate network and infrastructure to support seamless IT integration and efficiency across the B. Riley Financial platform of companies. As Head of IT Infrastructure, he is responsible for the Networking & Telecom, Server & Storage and the Corporate Support Desk Team. Prior to joining B. Riley in 2004, Biener worked with the Green LA program at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power as a dedicated desktop support specialist. While he is a Boston native, Biener has lived in Los Angeles for almost 40 years. Biener holds a BA in Linguistics & Computer Science from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).