Michael Greeley
General Partner 

Michael founded IDG Ventures Boston in 2001 and is a General Partner focusing on information technology, healthcare and medical technology investments. Among a range of general themes, Michael is currently focused on several investment themes including technology-enabled business services, the convergence of healthcare and IT, and technologies that address the physical security and homeland defense markets. He currently represents IDG Ventures Boston on the boards of BlueTarp, MicroCHIPS, Predictive Biosciences, Protein Forest and VidSys and led the firm’s investment in T2 Biosystems and Magen BioSciences. 

Background
Prior to founding IDG Ventures, Michael was with Polaris Venture Partners, where he focused on both early-stage and later-stage financings for emerging growth companies. Before Polaris, Michael served for over five years as Senior Vice President and Founding Partner of GCC Investments, a successful $200 million private equity fund. Prior to GCC Investments, Michael was a Vice President and one of the early professionals at Wasserstein Perella & Co., an international merchant bank with a $1.0 billion private equity fund. Additionally, Michael was a member of the Mergers and Acquisitions Department of Morgan Stanley & Co. and worked in the Leveraged Buyout Group of Credit Suisse First Boston.

In previous positions, Michael has served on the Boards of a number of public and private companies including Global TeleSystems Group (NASDAQ: GTSG), El Sitio International (NASDAQ: LCTO), MotherNature.com (NASDAQ: MTHR), Crescent Communications (acquired by Clear Channel), Fleetcor Technologies and American Capital Access.

Education
Michael received a BA with honors in Chemistry from Williams College and an MBA from Harvard Business School. 

Interests
Michael is married with two children. Michael currently serves as the President of the New England Venture Capital Association, is a member of the Executive Business Advisory Council for Mass General Hospital for Children, and a trustee and on the investment committee of the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary. 

Although Michael considers himself a New Yorker, he grew up in Hong Kong and is particularly excited about IDG Ventures investment activities in Asia. 

He is an avid runner, having successfully completed five marathons in the past couple of years and is active in local political campaigns. While at Williams, Michael had a remarkably undistinguished career as a four-year varsity lacrosse player.