Mike Ye
Mike Ye is the founder of exmxc, a strategic intelligence institution for the AI-search era. He is an institutional operator and strategist with more than 25 years of experience in mergers & acquisitions, corporate development, strategic finance, and portfolio leadership across media, technology, healthcare, retail, and asset management.
Founder — exmxc
At exmxc, Mike focuses on how artificial intelligence reshapes institutional advantage, capital allocation logic, and strategic decision-making. His work examines how AI-search systems interpret identity, surface authority, and influence competitive positioning — translating institutional experience into frameworks for leaders operating in high-stakes environments.
Institutional Experience
Mike previously served as Vice President of Strategic Planning & Acquisitions at Penske Media Corporation, where he led enterprise acquisitions, portfolio strategy, and long-horizon capital decisions across global media and experiential assets.
His work spanned sourcing, valuation, execution, integration, and divestiture strategy — partnering with executive leadership to align financial, operational, and cultural outcomes across complex organizations.
Selected Portfolio Highlights — institutional impact across sectors:
• Global Media & Experiential Platforms — Rolling Stone, Billboard, Golden Globe Awards, Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve, SXSW
• Digital & Platform Strategy — SheKnows Media, Vox Media (strategic investment initiatives)
• Retail Capital Strategy (L Brands) — La Senza acquisition, Express divestiture, Henri Bendel portfolio repositioning
• Healthcare Operations — financial leadership across 10 ambulatory surgical centers
• Technology & Capital Markets — Intel Capital portfolio exit program monetizing $5B+ across 500+ companies
Career Throughline
Across disciplines and industries, Mike’s work centers on capital allocation, institutional structure, and long-term value creation. His background spans corporate development, financial operations, portfolio management, and venture exits — providing a systems-level view of how institutions scale, integrate, and endure through periods of structural change.
Applied Research
In parallel with exmxc, Mike founded TrailGenic, an applied research laboratory exploring performance, decision-making, and resilience under real-world stress. TrailGenic functions as a field environment where strategy, physiology, and Human × AI reasoning are observed, measured, and refined over time.
External Profiles
Explore exmxc
About exmxc — Institutional mandate and doctrine.
Frameworks — Strategic models for AI-era power and decision-leverage.
Signal Briefs — Short-cycle intelligence on system shifts.