Michael Barnes

Mr. Michael G.
Barnes is an Executive Chairman at Tiptree Operating Co. LLC, a Chairman & Co-Chief Executive Officer at Apple Creek Acquisition Corp., an Executive Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Tiptree, Inc., a Principal at Tiptree Advisors LLC, a Chief Executive Officer at Tiptree Asset Management Co. LLC and a Partner & Principal at Tiptree Advisors Holdings LP.
He is on the Board of Directors at Swiftbulk Holding Co. Ltd. Mr. Barnes was previously employed as a Chairman by The Fortegra Group, Inc., a Chairman by Lombard International Agency, Inc., a Chairman by PFG Holdings, Inc., a Managing Partner & Co-Chief Investment Officer by Tricadia Europe LLP, an Executive Chairman by Tiptree Financial Partners LP, a Head-Structured Credit Arbitrage by UBS Principal Finance LLC, a MD & Global Head-Structured Credit Products Group by PaineWebber, Inc., and a Head-Structured Transactions Group by Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. He also served on the board at Fortegra Financial Corp.
He received his undergraduate degree from The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York.