Michael Rand

Michael is co-founder and Managing Director of WindSail Capital Group. Michael brings to WindSail over 25 years of experience in private equity investing, structured finance and corporate finance. Prior to founding WindSail, Michael spent 11 years as a private equity professional, most recently as a Managing Director of GB Merchant Partners, a division of Gordon Brothers Group. Previously, Michael served as a Principal at Palladin Capital Group, a New York based middle market private equity firm. Prior to joining Palladin, Michael was a member of the Leveraged Finance/Merchant Banking Division of CIBC World Markets.

Michael received a B.S. from Georgetown University and an MBA from New York University's Stern School of Business. He currently serves as the Chairman of Coaching4Change and lives in Wellesley, MA with his wife and three children.