Michael Gibbons Bio

Mr. Gibbons has been a business executive, private investor, hands-on operating manager, motivational speaker and entrepreneur for many years. Earlier in his professional career, he was a management consultant. Mr. Gibbons’ executive management and investment experiences cover a wide range of activities – from commercial and investment banking to furniture retailing, automobile auctioning, restaurant chains, department store retailing, plastic manufacturing, mail order apparel, and upholstery manufacturing. His consulting experiences have included consumer goods, coal mining, railroads, and public utilities. His operational experiences range from rapid growth to consolidations, to turnarounds. Mr. Gibbons is also a successful mountaineer and experienced outdoorsman. He is one of the first 112 individuals that have climbed to the top of the “eight” highest peaks on the seven continents. His experiences include a very adventurous ascent of Mount Everest in 2011. He has cross-country skied to the North Pole and South Pole, and is the 60th person in the world to complete The Explorers Grand Slam. As a motivational speaker, Mr. Gibbons often delivers a message which takes the lessons of mountain climbing and applies them to business, team-building, risk-taking and personal growth. Mr. Gibbons holds an MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business and a BA Magna Cum Laude in Economics from Harvard College.