Michael M. Ellis

Michael M. Ellis was born and raised in New York City and has been a part time resident of North Creek since he was six months old. He was educated at the Lycée Français and the Browning School in New York and earned a BA in Economics and Business from Moravian College in Bethlehem, PA., as well as an MBA from Pace University in New York.  Following a career as an international banker with Northern Trust, in 1984 he co-founded Computer Catalysts, a banking software company which he subsequently sold to NYNEX   From 1990 to 1999, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Tiger Systems, Inc., a financial technology firm he also co-founded.  He sold this company to SunGard Data Systems in 1999 and continued to manage the renamed SunGard Banking Systems as President until his retirement in 2001.  Ellis is currently the Managing Member of Pantera Partners LLC, a private equity investment and hedge fund consulting firm, and has most recently led a group of investors in purchasing the Copperfield Inn located in North Creek, NY.

Ellis is an Elder of the Brick Presbyterian Church and serves as Treasurer of The Presbytery of New York City. He is also a Trustee of Moravian College, and is Chairman of the Investment Committee of Moravian College and Moravian Theological Seminary.  He is also a founder and Chair of the Community Fund for the Gore Mountain Region and is a member of the Executive Council of North Country Public Radio.