Michael Shippee

SVP, Finance

As a former SVP of Finance, Strategy + Operations at Live Nation, Michael Shippee has over 10 years of senior executive experience leading the finance department, box office, pricing, strategy as well as leading business development for 85 clubs and theaters. Directed finance activities for $700M+ revenue division, including the annual budget process, monthly forecasting, month-end reporting, and analytics with a focus on improving efficiency and continual analysis to spot trends and opportunities. He spearheaded all acquisitions, new venue construction, JVs, booking agreements, and partnership deals; building valuation models and providing due diligence to ensure 100% compliance and profitability during the company’s rapid growth from 38 to 86 venues. As pricing department head, Shippee is directly responsible for strategies that generated new ticket revenue of $20M+ in three years including Platinum and Dynamic Pricing models, streamlining processes and reports for efficiency and accuracy, and driving greater revenue by clearly communicating and partnering with cross-functional teams (sales, marketing, promoters).