Bio

Michael Gardner has been Managing Member of Baytree Capital since its inception in 1990. Mr. Gardner brings with him a lifetime of experience as an investment banker and asset manager. Known for his aggressive equity trading and structured financing, Mr. Gardner has helped Baytree Capital raise over one billion dollars on behalf of small to mid-sized public companies. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Mr. Gardner received his B.A. from Brooklyn College. A former U.S. Naval Officer, Mr. Gardner balances his time between the investment community and a number of cultural and charitable causes. Mr. Gardner is currently Chairman of the Board of Trustees of The American Academy of Dramatic Arts (AADA) and a Trustee of Oklahoma City University. Mr. Gardner is a Trustee of the New York University (NYU) Langone Medical Center and a Board member of its subsidiary the NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases which honored him in 2007/08 with its Humanitarian Award. In that same year, the Mental Health Association of New York honored Mr. Gardner for his work with the mentally ill at their annual Giving Hope, Saving Lives gala. Mr. Gardner's other avocation is producing theater in New York and London. Most recently, "Superior Donuts", "The Homecoming" (Tony Nomination 2007), "Sinatra at the Palladium"(London), and "And Then There Were None" (London), On Broadway, "Dance of the Vampires", with Michael Crawford, "Sly Fox", with Richard Dreyfuss, and "A Year with Frog and Toad" (Tony nomination 2003). He has been financially involved in numerous other shows.