Michael A Kumin

Bio

Michael Kumin is responsible for originating and evaluating investment opportunities in the media, Internet, software, and business and consumer services sectors. He is a Term Member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Michael currently serves on the Board of Directors for CSN Stores LLC, Credibility Corp., Educaedu S.L., Vitacost.com, Inc., Spark Networks, Inc., Evolve Media Corp., All Web Leads, Inc., Ziff Davis, Inc. and Jobing, Inc. Previously, Michael was a director of IGN Entertainment, Inc., BuscaPé.com, Inc., and Action Media Holdings, LLC. Prior to joining Great Hill, Michael served as a co-founder and Executive Vice President of Creative Planet, Inc., a venture-backed information and technology company targeting the entertainment industry. Prior to forming Creative Planet, he served as an Associate at Apollo Advisors, L.P., where he worked with companies in a wide range of industries including media and communications, financial services and healthcare. He began his investing career as an analyst with Goldman Sachs' Whitehall funds, focusing on real estate and restructurings. Michael received his Bachelor of Arts with honors from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public & International Affairs at Princeton University.