Michael Marquardt is an entrepreneur, global executive, and corporate director with more than 30 years of experience building companies and advising CEOs, boards, and business owners across the United States, Europe, and Asia. As CEO of Global Kompass Strategies, he counsels organizations on geopolitical and regulatory risk, cross-border growth, and the evolving intersection of business and government.

Throughout his career, Marquardt has led and grown businesses in technology, healthcare, biotechnology, corporate security, and professional services. He also served as president of Freeh Group International Solutions, the global risk management firm founded by former FBI Director Louis Freeh.

Marquardt is a former chair of the American Cancer Society's national Board of Directors and continues to serve in national leadership roles. He is NACD Directorship Certified and an NACD Board Leadership Fellow In 2022, President Biden appointed him to the US Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad.