J. Michael Cline
Director
J. Michael Cline has been a member of the Board of Directors at Arise since July 1, 2005. He is the Managing Partner of Accretive, LLC, a private investment firm passionately focused on working with talented people to build world-class companies that deliver meaningful and unique value to their customers.
Along with his partners at Accretive, Michael has founded several innovative start-ups, including Exult, Xchanging, Fandango, Accretive Health and Accolade. His diverse global industry experience has positioned him as a sought after speaker on entrepreneurial issues.
Before co-founding Accretive, Michael spent 10 years as General Partner at General Atlantic Partners, where he helped build the world’s largest private investment firm focused on software and related ventures. Prior to his time at General Atlantic, Michael was an associate at McKinsey & Company, a management consultancy firm.
Michael also serves on the boards of Accretive Health, Accolade, Alphastaff and First Cardinal, as well as the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and the Harvard Business School Rock Center for Entrepreneurship. He is also a Trustee of Panthera, where he chairs the Tigers Forever Initiatives, the world’s largest effort in global tiger conservation.
Michael graduated from Harvard Business School as a Baker Scholar with a Master of Business Administration. He received his Bachelor of Science from Cornell University.
