Michael Seedman

Michael Seedman is the founder of Seedman and Associates, a private equity firm. He has served as an executive partner, a senior operating consultant role, to S.A.C. Private Capital Group (SAC PCG) since 2007. He has more than 30 years of senior executive management, leadership and technological innovation expertise and experience. He was previously an industrial partner with Ripplewood Holdings LLC (Ripplewood), where he served on the D&M Holdings Inc. board of directors. He began his affiliation with Ripplewood as an industrial partner with Western Multiplex Corp. (acquired by Proxim Corporation), where he served on its board of directors. Before his association with Ripplewood, he was the founder and chairman of Entrega Technologies (acquired by Xircom), a computer peripheral designer and manufacturer. Seedman was vice president and general manager of U.S. Robotics’ Personal Communications Division (acquired by 3Com Corporation). Prior to U.S. Robotics, he served as president and CEO of Practical Peripherals, which he founded in 1981 and later sold to Hayes Microcomputer Inc. He currently serves on the boards of directors of Revenew Systems Inc., Cleversafe Inc., and LS Research LLC. His previous board affiliations have been with both public and private boards.