Michael E. Marks
Michael E. Marks
Founding Partner
Riverwood Capital, LLC
Michael E. Marks currently manages a private equity fund called Bigwood Capital, LLC which invests in rapidly growing private companies in North America and in emerging markets, formed March 1, 2007. He is also interim CEO of Tesla Motors, a company in the process of launching a completely electric sports car. Tesla Motors is also a Bigwood Capital investment. After spending a year as a member of KKR, Michael now serves as a senior advisor to the firm. Prior to joining KKR, Michael served as Chief Executive Officer of Flextronics, a leading Electronics Manufacturing Services provider headquartered in San Jose, CA. Under his leadership, a nearly bankrupt Flextronics realized steady growth from $93 million in 1993 to over $15 billion in 2005. He was highly regarded by his colleagues, employees, and customers, who described him as an enthusiastic visionary who had successfully navigated the company through challenging times in the industry. Michael also sits on the boards of SanDisk Corporation (Sunnyvale, CA), Crocs, Inc. (Boulder, CO), Schlumberger Limited (New York, NY), Sun Microsystems, Accellent (Wilmington, MA), and The V Foundation for Cancer Research (Cary, NC). In addition, Michael teaches a course in global supply chain management at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and is a sometimes columnist for Forbes.com. Michael received Bachelor and Master of Arts degrees from Oberlin College in Ohio. He subsequently received his MBA from Harvard Business School in 1977.
