Michael Coleman

Michael Coleman has extensive work experience in various roles and industries. Michael is currently the Chief Programs Officer at ACE Scholarships since September 2021. Previously, they worked as a Limited Partner at Mendoza Ventures starting from December 2020. Before that, they worked at Be the Gift, Inc. in an operations role from March 2021 to September 2021. Michael has also held multiple positions at Visa, including Sr. Vice President - Client Services, Vice President Client Services, and Director, Implementation Services. Michael was responsible for leading global teams, managing professional services, and implementing consolidated global processes. Prior to Visa, they worked at Ketera - MarketMile as the Sr. Director of Development and IT Operations, JD Edwards ERP as the Sr. Director - Operations, and Oracle as the Sr. Director - Support Operations. Michael also served as the General Manager at JCIT Ltd and the Vice President of Operations at Evolving Systems. Michael started their career at Gates Corporation as an Application Engineer and later became the Sr. Manager of Product Development and Application Engineering, overseeing global teams and leading engineering projects.

Michael Coleman obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Colorado State University in 1982. Later, they pursued a Master of Science degree in Engineering Management from the University of Colorado, which they completed in 1990.