Mike Ye
M&A operator turned intelligence architect. Founder of exmxc.ai.
Mike Ye spent 25 years as an institutional operator — leading mergers & acquisitions, corporate development, and capital allocation across media, technology, healthcare, retail, and asset management. As Vice President of Strategic Planning & Acquisitions at Penske Media Corporation, he led enterprise acquisitions and portfolio strategy across globally recognized platforms including Rolling Stone, Billboard, and SXSW.
He is now the founder of exmxc.ai — an intelligence institution applying that institutional experience to the AI era. The work centers on how AI systems interpret, surface, and assign value to organizations, and what that means for capital allocation, competitive positioning, and long-horizon institutional strategy.
His operating method is co-cognition: a sustained human–AI thinking loop where judgment, context, and reasoning compound over time. Rather than delegating decisions to machines, he designs systems where cognition remains explicit, accountable, and durable.
- Global Media & Experiential Rolling Stone, Billboard, Luminate, Golden Globes, Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve, The Hollywood Reporter, SXSW, Robb Report, Life Is Beautiful Festival
- Digital Media & Platforms SheKnows Media, Vox Media (strategic investment initiatives)
- Consumer & Retail Capital La Senza acquisition, Express divestiture, Henri Bendel relaunch — L Brands portfolio
- Healthcare Operations CFO oversight across 10 ambulatory surgical centers, Southern California
- Technology & Capital Markets Intel Capital portfolio exit program — $5B+ monetized across 500+ companies
- Quantitative Capital Markets Mellon Capital Management — index fund management including Vanguard Russell 2000 Value Fund and S&P 500 Index Plus Fund