Michael Barbero

Michael Barbero is the President of MDB Partners, LLC, specializing in strategic consulting and business development in security, oil and gas, and infrastructure projects across emerging markets such as Morocco, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe. With extensive senior business and government relationships in the MENA Region, The Balkans, and Eastern Europe, Barbero is also a co-founder of the Emily M Barbero Scholarship for Veterans at Xavier University, which supports military-affiliated students in honors programs. Additional roles include Senior Advisor positions at IQM Quantum Computers, Audere Capital, MatrixSpace, and other organizations, alongside Board and advisory memberships at Saab, Inc., LEONID, TCOM, L.P., and RealStreetX. Educational credentials comprise degrees from the United States Military Academy at West Point, the School of Advanced Military Studies, the National Defense University, and The George Washington University.