Michael Casey

Mike founded Portico in 2016 and has more than 15 years’ experience advising investors and entrepreneurs across the technology, life sciences, healthcare, energy, financial services, telecoms, and agriculture sectors. He has advised firms stewarding $60 billion in assets, and investors on more than $4 billion of transactions globally.

Mike’s expertise lies in helping investors to identify investable themes in sectors reaching an inflection point, and in positioning firms to excel at capital raising and sales. 

Prior to Portico, Mike co-founded the Consulting Services business at the Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (EMPEA), where he secured client relationships with Capital Group and Baring Private Equity Asia, among other firms. At EMPEA, he produced in-depth research on private equity and venture capital, and structured a strategic data partnership with the software company SAP (featured in Wired magazine).

Before this, Mike worked at Ergo, a corporate intelligence firm, where he advised corporates, private equity firms, and sovereign wealth funds on investments in 20+ countries. Mike began his career working on strategy at the U.S. Department of Defense, focusing on counterterrorism and interior ministry and police reform in Iraq and Afghanistan. He supported Ambassador Robert Oakley and former Afghan Interior Minister Ali Jalali, in addition to advising the Deputy Secretary of Defense. 

Mike holds an MA in International Relations and Economics with a specialization in International Finance from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. His articles and interviews have been featured in The Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, and Bloomberg. He has collaborated for many years with the CrossBoundary Group, where he served as Director of Strategic Engagement between 2023-2024.