Michael Sobel

Michael Sobel is the President and Co-Founder of Scenic Advisement, a financial services firm based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Scenic Advisement specializes in addressing the liquidity needs of high-growth, late-stage technology companies, focusing on primary financing for private companies and institutional-sized secondary transactions. The firm serves some of the largest pools of capital globally.1

Sobel has extensive experience in the financial sector, having previously worked at BlackRock, where he held several significant roles, including Global Head of Fixed Income for Index and iShares, overseeing the largest fixed income beta business worldwide. He also served as Head of Americas Equity Trading at BlackRock, managing a team that specialized in equities and derivatives trading.1

Before his tenure at BlackRock, Sobel worked at Morgan Stanley as a Derivatives Sales Trader and a Japanese Equity Program Trader. He has also been involved with various exchanges as a senior advisor and has served on committees for both the NYSE and NASDAQ.1

Sobel holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Binghamton University, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude. He is fluent in Japanese and possesses multiple financial licenses, including Series 7, 24, 55, 63, 65, and 79. He resides in Marin County with his family.1