Mr. Michael Cardone, III

Appointed: 2024
Class: 2028

Michael is currently CEO of Mc3 Capital LLC a company focused on investing in visionary, passionate, driven people behind market disrupting business concepts at various stages of growth, one of which focuses on the remanufacturing and mobile installation of hybrid batteries in the Midwest and eastern US and the GCC based in Dubai. Michael is also a director in the partnership of OWS Capital whose business focuses on investing in and activating great concepts in the UAE and GCC including large scall celebrity events, concept validation and execution through exit. Prior to that he served as Executive Chairman, CARDONE Industries the largest privately held remanufacturer of automotive parts in the world leading to an exit for the family. Michael had various responsibilities throughout the company including Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing, where he had responsibility over North America and other key export markets, and Chief of Staff, where he led Global Strategic Planning. Among his key accomplishments are the startup of CARDONE Industries businesses in Europe and Mexico ultimately leading to the transition of 80% of the company’s manufacturing footprint to Matamoros, Mexico. In addition he serves as Chairman of World Serve International a ministry focused on bringing clean water to those most in need in East Africa and other parts of the world and previously served on the board of trustees of Oral Roberts University.

Michael is a graduate of Oral Roberts University and holds an MBA in International Management from Thunderbird School of Global Management. He currently lives in Villanova, PA with his wife and three children.