As President of Manzo Freeman Development, Mike’s responsibilities include assessing new acquisition and development projects, sourcing deals and capital and overseeing underwriting, asset management and leasing activities. Mike spent the first 10+ years of his professional career in commercial banking, real estate finance and land development. As a commercial lending Analyst and Portfolio Manager for FleetBoston Financial (now Bank of America) in downtown Boston, Mike worked with a wide range of clients in the commercial transportation industries, including railroads, marine freight shippers and affiliated freight container manufacturers and leasing companies. As a Financial Analyst for the A.D. Makepeace Company based in Wareham, MA, the world’s largest cranberry grower and largest private landowner in eastern Massachusetts, Mike worked primarily on the launch of several new residential developments on company owned land, including a 12-year master planned development of over 1,000 acres of land in Plymouth, MA that incorporated residential, retail, office and public services uses plus the permanent protection of hundreds of acres of pristine conservation land. Additionally, Mike formerly co-founded Entegra Development & Investment, based in Andover, MA, a green building consulting and LEED Certification firm servicing a wide range of commercial and residential clients. Mike holds an MBA from Babson College and BA from Brown University.