Michael N. Pocalyko
Managing Director and CEO

Investment banker and venture capitalist Mike Pocalyko founded Monticello Capital in 1997. He is an entrepreneur, an international economist, and an experienced executive leader of high-performance teams. He advises clients worldwide on financial structures, mergers and acquisitions, and capital investments.

Expertise

Technical Corporate Finance
Mergers and Acquisitions
Board-Level Strategy
International Transactions

Industries

Advanced Technology Manufacturing
Environmental
Information Technology
Biomedical/Biotechnology
Aerospace and Defense
Steel

Boards

Monticello Capital
Advanced Environmental Resources
Envambien SA
Challenger Corporation
TherimuneX Pharmaceuticals

Degrees

A.B., Muhlenberg
M.P.A., Harvard
M.B.A., Wharton

Exec Ed

Harvard
Wharton
Chicago

Veteran

Navy Pilot
Commander USN (Retired)
Beirut 1983

Civic

Fairfax County Industrial Development Authority 1999-2000
Virginia Commonwealth Competition Council 2000-2003
Trustee of Fairleigh Dickinson University 2000-2006
Executive Board of the National Capital Area Council
       Boy Scouts of America

Member

Council on Foreign Relations
International Institute for Strategic Studies

Bio

Born 1954, Pennsylvania
Married
Two Children

Downloads

Executive Biography    (US format)   (A4 Format)

Who’s Who in America (US format)   (A4 Format)

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Mike Pocalyko on The Best Corporations

The best corporations are profitable, growing, have cooperative labor relations, and are unfailingly conservative in corporate finance. They take risks only vis-à-vis competitors, not on their balance sheets. These are the long-term dynamos of the economy. If you look closely at every recent scandal (and at the next one that's going to hit, whichever it is) you'll note that none of the CEOs were incentivized by their boards for any of these key characteristics. Instead, their bonuses were driven by stock price and market share — in other words, by someone else's perception of value and by revenue, not profitability. This is the corporate equivalent of telling a student that grades, not what's learned, are important.

“Corporate Corruption”
The Morning Call
Allentown, Pennsylvania