Michael Gargano

Michael Gargano joined the Coferon board in 2009 as a founder of the Company was founded and continues to serve as the representative of the Series A investors. Michael is a Managing Director at Argent Ventures LLC, where he is responsible for structuring and financing new acquisitions and for overseeing development, leasing and management of the firm's properties. Prior to joining Argent, Mr. Gargano was a real estate attorney with the law firm of Shearman & Sterling, where he represented institutional and government clients on major real estate development and financing transactions. At Argent, he has acted as advisor to the NYS Empire State Development Corp. in connection with the 42nd Street Development Project and the Shubert Organization in connection with Broadway theatre air rights. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce and the Hollywood Property Owners Alliance (BID). Mr. Gargano earned a B.A. from the State University of New York at Stony Brook ​and a J.D. from Boston University.