For over 25 years Michael McDonough has helped business leaders find financial solutions to both business and individual challenges. His storied career has included positions as Branch Manager for several nationwide investment banking/brokerage firms and Chief Operating Officer of the Shemano Group, a highly successful San Francisco Investment Bank which managed assets of over a quarter of a billion dollars. Michael has consistently been awarded top honors in the organizations with which he has been associated and has hired and trained hundreds of financial services representatives.
As a Registered Representative for Principal Securities, Inc. Michael specializes in helping small to mid-sized businesses with strategic financial opportunities including employee retention programs, executive benefits and succession planning.
He is President of the Alameda, California Chamber of Commerce where he chairs its Business Education Committee. Michael is also the leader of the Alameda East Bay Successful Thinkers Network chapter, an International Business Networking organization. Michael McDonough is an accomplished artist, author and dynamic keynote speaker. He frequently speaks to groups on both Business Succession and Personal Financial topics.