Michael Miles

co-founder and partner, operand group

Michael Miles is Co-founder and Partner at The Operand Group. Since 2009 he was invested in over 18 search fund investments. He has served as a board member and trusted advisor for many search funds.

Michael has over a quarter century experience in developing recruiting businesses. In 1988, Michael founded SeatonCorp, a large recruiting firm. While there SeatonCorp went from 1 to 2 employees to more than 2,500 employees being cited as Crain’s “Largest Privately Held Companies” in Chicago. Michael has received various awards including: the Staffing Industry Analysts’ Peter Yessne Workforce Innovator Award and a finalist in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® program. He is a member of the Economic Club of Chicago. Michael received his Bachelor of Science in Finance from Arizona State University.

Carlos Saez

Co-founder and managing director, operand group

Carlos is Co-Founder and Managing Director of The Operand Group.  Prior to his current role, Carlos had 16 years of proprietary investment and operations experience in the equity derivatives industry. From 2009-2015 Carlos was Chief Investment Officer for Spot Trading in Chicago where he managed all Trading, Equity Research, and Financial Engineering. Carlos Is a Founding Board Member of INCubatorEdu and an active Director for the Barrington Area Community Foundation both nonprofit organizations. He received his undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering from The Georgia Institute of Technology and his MBA from the University of Chicago Booth.