Our Team

Choosing an investment partner is the most important decision a company and its shareholders make. The right partner should bring broad intelligence, energy, and integrity to play a positive and valuable role. Blackland Group, LLC believes that of those 3 characteristics, integrity should always be the overriding force in all decisions. If it is not, the other 2, intelligence and energy, can kill you.

Investment Team:

Michael L. George
Principal

Mike George, Jr. was Vice President of Marketing & Business Development for George Group's Federal Services division, and led George Group's entry into the Federal space. He was subsequently responsible for developing more than $160 million worth of prime Government contracts for George Group from 2004 through 2007. These contracts contributed significantly to the George Group's enterprise value, resulting in its growth of 50% per year between 2004 and 2007.

Mr. George has an in-depth understanding of the planning and implementation of Lean Six Sigma programs and process improvement. Mr. George also has a deep understanding of developing Marketing and Business Development strategies in the Department of Defense.

Mr. George holds a BA in Physics and a Masters in Business Administration from Southern Methodist University.

Michael L. George, Sr.
Principal

Mike George, Sr. is a thought leader and executive advisor helping Global 2000 companies and U.S. Government agencies truly connect strategy to execution and process improvement. His latest book, Transforming Government using Lean Six Sigma (Dec 2007) has been sent to 10,000 thought leaders in government. His book, Fast Innovation (July 2005), presents new ways to increase the success rate of innovations while dramatically reducing time-to-market.

Mike was Chairman and CEO of George Group. In this capacity he personally trained over 50% of all Army Generals, Navy Admirals, Marine Generals, and related SES including SECNAV, SECARMY, and the current Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

George Group was acquired by Accenture in August of 2007. More information is available upon request. Mr. George holds a BS in Physics from the University of California and an MS in Physics from the University of Illinois.