Michael Phillips

Michael has led legal and business teams in a variety of settings, from start-ups to large financial services companies. As GC, COO and co-founder of Parker Infrastructure Partners, he helped develop and launch an innovative private equity investment advisory platform aligning the interests of agencies, communities and investors for large infrastructure projects. Prior to that, he helped grow TIAA/Nuveen’s asset management business to $900 billion AUM, by helping create new businesses and developing alternative investment products distributed in the US and internationally across retail, institutional and high net worth clients. Michael’s 25+ years of experience includes legal practice for major U.S. law firms (Faegre Drinker and Richards Layton) and other diversified financial services companies (Northern Trust and The Hartford). Michael is a CFA Charterholder and former U.S. Army Lieutenant. He earned a BA (English) from Dartmouth, a JD (Law) from William & Mary, an LLM (Taxation) from Villanova, and an MBA (Finance) from Wharton. Michael has a lifelong interest in arts and education, previously serving as a Director of a Community Arts Foundation that founded and operated an arts-based Charter School, as well as recently developing and leading a multi-part training program for corporate employees to foster diversity and inclusion through the lens of art.