Michael Laznik serves as a Board Member and Chief Financial Officer at World Energy, LLC since April 2008, leading strategy, banking, finance, and M&A activities. Prior experience includes roles as Director of Corporate Finance at FTI Consulting, and Vice President at Mesirow Financial, both emphasizing turnaround management consulting, valuations, performance management, and strategy development. Earlier roles include Finance Manager at Khanty Mansiysk Oil Corporation, focusing on corporate development, financial analysis, and restructuring, and Senior Economic Analyst at Economics Resource Group, with a specialization in oil and gas. Michael Laznik holds a BA in Economics and International Studies from Yale University and an MBA in Finance from Brandeis University.