Michael Sakala

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Michael Sakala held several positions in different firms throughout his career.
He was the CFO, Secretary, Treasurer & Director at Jacksam Corp.
from 2018 to 2021.
Prior to that, he was a Senior Vice President at State Street Research & Management Co. and a Vice President at Putnam Investment Management LLC.
He also served as the Chief Financial Officer, Secretary & Treasurer at China Grand Resorts, Inc. In 2005, he was a Founding Partner at Copper Rock Capital Partners LLC.
He also worked as the Chief Financial Officer at Jacksam Corp.
Mr. Sakala received his graduate degree from Bentley University in 1993 and his undergraduate degree from the University of Massachusetts in 1988.

Former positions of Michael Sakala

Companies	Position	End
JACKSAM CORPORATION	Director of Finance/CFO	28/09/2021
Copper Rock Capital Partners LLC Copper Rock Capital Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Copper Rock focuses on managing and servicing small and small- to mid-cap growth clients. The firm seeks to add value through bottom-up stock selection. Investment decisions are based on in-depth fundamental research. The investment team generates initial investment ideas from a number of sources including organic ideas, proprietary screens and bottom-up themes. This eligible universe is then streamlined to an investable universe. Investment ideas that survive this initial research stage are subject to rigorous and detailed fundamental analysis before being purchased into clients' portfolios. Copper Rock incorporates rigorous buy and sell disciplines in the investment process.	Director of Finance/CFO	31/01/2007
State Street Research & Management Co. State Street Research & Management Co. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance SSR combines bottom-up stock selection with quantitative risk controls. The Asset Allocation committee formulates the asset allocation strategy based upon the relative attractiveness, variability and correlation between the equity and fixed income markets. The committee reviews a wide range of factors that include forecasts of corporate earnings, liquidity and an assessment of macroeconomic trends. The committee formally reviews allocation targets on a monthly basis. For active equity management they combine bottom-up stock selection based on comprehensive fundamental research with explicit sector weighting decisions and quantitative risk management. Teams manage portfolios. SSR believes that fixed income security prices respond to economic fundamentals in predictable but not perfectly efficient ways. They seek to identify opportunities created by these inefficiencies through fundamental research supported by quantitative risk controls.	Corporate Officer/Principal	31/01/2005
Putnam Investment Management LLC Putnam Investment Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance PIM is an active, long-term investment manager across the major asset classes. Their analysis of the financial markets is generally based on fundamental analysis and research, but also includes quantitative elements. PIM research is focused on developing both a top-down view of broader market performance and a bottom-up outlook for individual securities.	Corporate Officer/Principal	31/01/2005
Jacksam Corp. /Old/ Jacksam Corp. /Old/ Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides equipment, branding, and packaging solutions for the cannabis industry	Director of Finance/CFO	-

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State Street Research & Management Co. State Street Research & Management Co. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance SSR combines bottom-up stock selection with quantitative risk controls. The Asset Allocation committee formulates the asset allocation strategy based upon the relative attractiveness, variability and correlation between the equity and fixed income markets. The committee reviews a wide range of factors that include forecasts of corporate earnings, liquidity and an assessment of macroeconomic trends. The committee formally reviews allocation targets on a monthly basis. For active equity management they combine bottom-up stock selection based on comprehensive fundamental research with explicit sector weighting decisions and quantitative risk management. Teams manage portfolios. SSR believes that fixed income security prices respond to economic fundamentals in predictable but not perfectly efficient ways. They seek to identify opportunities created by these inefficiencies through fundamental research supported by quantitative risk controls.	Finance
Putnam Investment Management LLC Putnam Investment Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance PIM is an active, long-term investment manager across the major asset classes. Their analysis of the financial markets is generally based on fundamental analysis and research, but also includes quantitative elements. PIM research is focused on developing both a top-down view of broader market performance and a bottom-up outlook for individual securities.	Finance
China Grand Resorts, Inc. China Grand Resorts, Inc. Engineering & ConstructionIndustrial Services Provides real estate construction and development services	Industrial Services
Bentley University Bentley University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
University of Massachusetts University of Massachusetts Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Copper Rock Capital Partners LLC Copper Rock Capital Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Copper Rock focuses on managing and servicing small and small- to mid-cap growth clients. The firm seeks to add value through bottom-up stock selection. Investment decisions are based on in-depth fundamental research. The investment team generates initial investment ideas from a number of sources including organic ideas, proprietary screens and bottom-up themes. This eligible universe is then streamlined to an investable universe. Investment ideas that survive this initial research stage are subject to rigorous and detailed fundamental analysis before being purchased into clients' portfolios. Copper Rock incorporates rigorous buy and sell disciplines in the investment process.	Finance
Jacksam Corp. /Old/ Jacksam Corp. /Old/ Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides equipment, branding, and packaging solutions for the cannabis industry	Commercial Services
Jacksam Corp. Jacksam Corp. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Provides equipment, branding, and packaging solutions for the cannabis industry	Commercial Services