Michael Barnes

Michael Gene Barnes was the founder of Tiptree Financial Partners LP, founded in 2007, where the title held was Executive Chairman from 2013 to 2018.
Mr. Barnes is the founder of Tiptree Advisors LLC, founded in 2003, holding the title of Principal since 2023.
Current jobs include Executive Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Tiptree, Inc. since 2026; Chairman & Co-Chief Executive Officer at Apple Creek Acquisition Corp.
since 2007; Chief Executive Officer at Tiptree Asset Management Co. LLC; Executive Chairman at Tiptree Operating Co. LLC since 2013; Director at Swiftbulk Holding Co. Ltd. since 2018; and Partner & Principal at Tiptree Advisors Holdings LP.
Former jobs include Chairman at Axcelus Financial Agency, Inc. from 2010 to 2015; Chairman at The Fortegra Group, Inc.; Chairman at Philadelphia Financial Group, Inc. from 2010 to 2015; Director at Fortegra Financial Corp.; Head-Structured Transactions Group at Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc.; MD & Global Head-Structured Credit Products Group at PaineWebber, Inc.; Head-Structured Credit Arbitrage at UBS Principal Finance LLC; and Managing Partner & Co-Chief Investment Officer at Tricadia Europe LLP.
Education includes undergraduate studies at The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York.