Michael Mager

Michael Mager serves as Partner at Ridge Road Partners. He brings a depth of public and private investment expertise across multiple geographies, from the US and Europe to developed and emerging Asia. He invests with an owner-operator mentality and seeks to develop partnerships with management teams to create and grow long-term value. Prior to joining Ridge Road, Michael spent eight years in Hong Kong, where he was a partner and portfolio manager at Ward Ferry, one of Asia's largest and longest standing hedge funds, with assets under management of over $1 billion and a track record of outperformance that stretches over fourteen years. At Ward Ferry, Michael invested in public and private companies across a range of countries and industries. Michael was a partner at the firm and a senior member of the investment committee, and he was actively involved in the firm's governance and management. Michael has served on the boards of both public and private businesses, in the United States as well as internationally. He is currently a Director of Kitchen Art of South Florida and the Co-Chairman of TrialWorks. He received an AB from Harvard College and an MPhil in Economic History from the University of Cambridge. He is also a CFA charterholder.