Michael Cronin
Head of Advisory Services & Partner
Michael leads the Advisory Services practice of Ravix Group. He has been handling the wind-down and liquidation of Silicon Valley companies for the last 18 years.
Prior to joining Ravix Group, Michael spent 17 years with Diablo Management Group, Inc., where as a Senior Consultant, he managed orderly wind-downs, liquidations, and Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors (ABCs). Additionally, Michael has served as Bankruptcy Plan Agent and Finance Manager for distressed companies and deal-related escrow accounts.
His industry experience is broad and diverse, from high-tech manufacturers, online service-providers, and software companies to event-planning start-ups and grocery chains. Michael is forthright and works with all deal constituencies, whether investors, shareholders, creditors or ex-employees with a consistently high degree respect and concern. Michael’s ability to address both big-picture issues as well as a deal’s fine details serve him well in addressing the needs of the Silicon Valley’s varied start-ups.
Michael graduated from the University of California Davis with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Managerial Economics. He began his professional career with Andersen Consulting (now Accenture), where he spent four years designing and implementing management information systems for a diverse client base of Fortune 500 Companies.
Michael remains proud of his early experiences interning with the Oakland A’s and Senator Pete Wilson, as well as his first childhood job selling found golf balls back to the hacks that lost them.
