Michael graduated from the University of Virginia where he studied English and Political Philosophy, Policy and Law with a minor in History. His startup, pledge4good.com, launched in January of 2012. p4g is an innovative, for-profit social fundraising site, that strives to be the premier online platform for group giving by creating fundraising products that make donating fun, casual and, most importantly, social. Since launch, pledge4good.com has been featured in Fast Company, CNBC, Huffington Post, NBC Latino and was named one of the "50 Most Innovative Startups Globally" in the Kauffman Foundation-sponsored Startup Open.