Michele Weigand

Bio

Michele Weigand functions as the KTEC Chief Operations Officer, in addition to serving as the Chief Investment Officer for the organizaion. Before joining KTEC, Weigand worked for GE Insurance Solutions & GE Mortgage Insurance in business development and product development.Weigand will manage the equity investment functions of KTEC. She is a proven business development specialist. She will be responsible for managing KTEC’s investment funds, creating deal flow through regional and national networking, managing the due diligence process, negotiating deal terms, monitoring the KTEC investment portfolio and assisting invested companies with their growth and development. Weigand grew up in Derby, Kansas. As VP of Business Development at GE Mortgage Insurance, Weigand led investments into internet opportunities, including Lending Tree.com. Weigand represented GE as the board seat for several equity investments. Prior to GE, Weigand served as Director of Business Development at GEAC, a software company, for 6 years and Controller for a Real Estate firm in Virginia for 9 years. She received her bachelor’s degree in accounting from University of Kansas and her master’s in business administration from George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. Weigand is also a Certified Public Accountant.