Michael Kendrick is President and CEO of Kendrick Capital Management his Atlanta-based investment management firm. Kendrick has over 20 years’ experience in the investment banking and fund management fields. As an investment banker and private equity investor, Kendrick has raised, invested or made equity commitments in excess of a billion dollars in private equity financing for over 170 public companies. He has used the knowledge gained in his business career as a catalyst for founding, developing, and funding organizations dedicated to Christian ministry. In 1999 Kendrick founded Ministry Ventures, Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to launching new ministries for Christ. Since that time, Ministry Ventures has been instrumental in launching over 50 new Christian, non-profit organizations. In 2013 Kendrick launched ‘iDisciple’, his most recent non-profit initiative. iDisciple is a mobile, app- based digital platform for Christian content. Since its launch iDisciple and has become the world’s largest digital platform for life-changing Christian content with sermons and devotionals from over 260 leading Christian ministries. Kendrick is a founding member and former elder of North Point Community Church, a 30,000 member church led by Andy Stanley. Kendrick has and continues to serve on a number of non-profit boards in Atlanta, and his family regularly provides mission and service work to a variety of causes. In addition to his two recently authored books, ‘The Fulfillment Factor’ and ‘Rich Forever’, Kendrick developed an innovative eight-week discipleship study course, Blueprint for Life, which focuses on living life intentionally with an eternal perspective. Global sales of this successful curriculum have exceeded 25,000 copies. Kendrick currently serves as CEO and President of the Blueprint for Life ministry organization. Kendrick is also an accomplished airplane and helicopter pilot and holds an airline transport license. Prior to his 20-year tenure in investment banking, Kendrick held business development positions with Electronic Data Systems (EDS) and the McDonnell Douglas Corporation. He holds a masters degree in Business Administration from Embry Riddle University and a Bachelors Degree in Aerospace Engineering from Auburn University. Michael and his wife, Michele, reside in Alpharetta, Georgia, with their two sons and one daughter.