Michael Bervell is a Ghanaian-American angel-investor, entrepreneur, and author. He studied Philosophy at Harvard with a focus in computer science.His debut book “Unlocking Unicorns” was an Amazon best-selling new release and finalist for the 2022 Independent Author Network book awards. It investigates the founders, philosophies, and strategies for building a unicorn company in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.In 2007, Bervell co-founded “Hugs for” an international, student-run non-profit organization focused on using grassroots strategies to develop countries around the world. To date, "Hugs for" has fundraised over $500,000 of material and monetary donations; impacted over 300,000 youth around the world; and expanded operations to 6 countries (Tanzania, Ghana, United States, Uganda, Kenya, and Sierra Leone). Because of his work, Bervell was awarded the National Caring Award in 2015 (alongside Pope Francis, Dikembe Mutombo, and 7 others).Bervell is the youngest elected director of the Harvard Alumni Association and was the youngest President of the Harvard Club of Seattle. He has helped to found and lead a variety of organizations including the Enchiridion Corporation, a marketing consulting company; Billion Dollar Startup Ideas, a media and innovation company; and the Sigma Squared Society, an internationally-recognized professional society for entrepreneurs under the age of 26. He has experience working as a Venture Fellow at Harlem Capital, Portfolio manager at Microsoft’s Venture Fund, Program Manager at Microsoft, and Software Engineer at Twitter.

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