Michael Barsoum has a diverse work experience, starting in 2001 when they founded Mach 3 Wireless, a successful mobile phone retailer. Michael grew the business to seven stores in Los Angeles County before moving on to work as a Loan Consultant at Wall Street Funding in 2003. In 2004, Barsoum became the President of Mach 3 Funding, a private residential mortgage company that specialized in Alt-A Paper lending and funded over $70 million in loans. Michael held this position until 2008. In 2009, they founded US Financial Options, LLC, a debt settlement company that was organized in response to the FTC amendments to the Telemarketing Sales Rule. Currently, Barsoum is the CEO of Alleviate Financial Solutions, a position they have held since 2018. Barsoum also served as the CEO of Solstice Support Services, LLC from 2012 until March 2020.
Michael Barsoum has pursued various degrees in their education journey. Michael first earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Network and Communications from DeVry University in 2004. Following this, from 2006 to 2008, they attended the Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University, where they completed their Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree with a focus on Finance and Marketing.
In 2013, Michael entered the University of West Los Angeles and embarked on their Doctor of Law (JD) degree, which they completed in 2017.
Recently, in 2020, they attended Harvard University to further their knowledge in Financial Technology and obtained a degree in Fintech.
This chronological sequence of educational accomplishments demonstrates Michael's commitment to gaining expertise in various fields, including network and communications, business administration, law, and financial technology.
January, 2018 - present