Mike Trapanese brings an unusually broad volatility operator background to venture capital, having led businesses through the 2008 financial crisis, COVID supply shocks, commodity swings, and wars affecting operations in Ukraine and Israel, giving him a practical playbook for investing in companies facing uncertain environments. At Convective Capital, he serves as the partner focused on operations and strategic capital, explicitly tasked with building world class finance and operations functions both within the firm and for portfolio companies, positioning him as a long-term operating and capital partner rather than a traditional early-stage deal-picker.