Michael Basch leads Atento Capital, the Venture Arm of the George Kaiser Family Foundation based in Tulsa, OK.  Born in California, and living in NYC, London, and Tel Aviv prior to moving to Tulsa, Michael has spent most of his life on the operating side of startups.  4 years ago he moved to Tulsa to work with GKFF to look at ways at deploying capital that not only drives returns but also creates jobs and upward mobility in Tulsa.  Outside of work, Michael is married with a beautiful 8-month old baby, his first, named Leo!