Michael Mok

Cofounder, Principal

Michael Mok leads the day-to-day operations and business management. As the past Vice President of Artistic Stone Kitchen and Bath, he led the company to win recognition as one of Inc. Magazine’s 5000 fastest growing businesses in 2008. He was responsible for all aspects of business management including strategy, vendor management, partnerships, hiring and firing contractors and sales team. He was the former board member for NARI Silicon Valley for 3 years. His previous career was in biotechnology. Michael co-invented 5 patents in stem cells and gene therapy related to diagnostics and production. He worked full-time in biotech while he earned his MBA from Santa Clara University and funded part of his undergrad degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from U.C. Santa Cruz by trading stocks and working for a biotech company. In 2009, Michael started investing in real estate buying rental properties in California. He grew up in Palo Alto and attended Palo Alto High School.