Bio

Michael McKenzie is a Managing Director at Grain Management and brings over twenty years of experience as a private equity investor, industry regulator, strategy executive and attorney. Since joining Grain in 2012, he has led or co-led investments in spectrum, fiber optic networks and diversified wireless infrastructure projects. Prior to Grain, Michael held top positions at the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”), where he helped shape U.S. communications policy in areas such as spectrum, broadband deployment, wireless licensing and emerging mobile technologies. Before that, Michael held executive roles in strategy and business development at Microsoft Corp., where he focused on the commercialization of emerging platforms (e.g., Internet, mobile, cloud). He began his career practicing communications and technology law at Silicon Valley’s Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and Washington D.C.’s WilmerHale. Michael graduated with distinction (Phi Beta Kappa) from the University of Virginia and received his J.D. degree from Harvard Law School. He serves on several boards, including CE Workforce, the University of Virginia's Batten School of Leadership & Public Policy and Year Up (National Capital Region).