Michael Rivers

Senior investor relations and business development executive who sources, underwrites, and presents high-quality, compelling alternative investment opportunities to potential limited partners.
Significant experience guiding capital-raising efforts and forging long-standing relationships with global fund managers.
Expertise spanning boutique firm leadership and Wall Street financial institutions.
Consummate team player and cross-functional collaborator adept at streamlining operations and supporting seamless sales cycles to win client and investor confidence and enhance team productivity.
Earned promotions in every company throughout career to expand scope and impact, deepen team camaraderie, and leverage strong work ethic.
Analytical, skilled communicator with deep experience gathering, analyzing, and presenting marketing materials, performance highlights, and due diligence documents.
Seasoned researcher who captures market and competitive intelligence to close opportunities.
Technologically savvy user of Salesforce, PitchBook, Preqin, and Microsoft Excel.
Highlighted Achievements • Delivered $MM in revenue by identifying and underwriting energy credit fund manager and providing key data to raise $MM in funds.
• Sourced and vetted 1,500+ general partners (private equity, private credit, and real estate).
Architected and maintained proprietary database housing market intelligence for funds ranging from $150M to $4B+.
• Accelerated time to close sales 25% and highlighted investor relations team pipeline with investor overview report for a multi-billion, multi-strategy hedge fund.
• Spearheaded creation of automated portal for monthly transactions, trimming labor hours 20% and increased staff efficiency.