Michael J. Woods
President & Managing Member
Woods Capital, LLC

Michael J. Woods is the President & Managing Member of Woods Capital, LLC. Woods Capital, a global financial advisory firm, is exclusively focused upon institutionally based financial structures and modeling, capital solutions and real estate development. Innovation, Infrastructure and Impact are Woods Capital’s three business verticals of expertise.

Michael is a partner of Carbon Quest Solutions, an environmental credit advisory firm based in Chicago and Dubai. Michael is a board member of Roman DBDR, a SPAC specialist focused on structuring projects for innovative technology companies and also a board member of the CROVER Group, based in Sri Lanka, a global real estate firm focused upon building resort communities. Michael is also a Senior Advisor of KingsRock Advisors in New York City, a network of former Deutsche Bankers focused on capital and financial solutions, structural complexity and originating unique investment opportunities.

Michael previously served as the CEO & COO of Rothschild & Co. Asset Management U.S., Inc., and Global Partner of Rothschild & Co. Prior to Rothschild & Co., Mr. Woods served as CEO of DWS Investments and Head of the Americas, Global Client Group, for Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management.

Mr. Woods is the Chair of the Long Island Chapter for Tiger 21, a global peer-to-peer learning community of entrepreneurs, wealth creators, and investors. He is also a member of the Board of Directors, and the Chair of the Finance Committee for the Business Council for International Understanding based in New York City and Washington, DC, and a Board Member and Chair of the Development and Communications Committee of The Korea Society based in New York City. Mr. Woods is a member of both The Leadership Council and the Small Business Technology Council for the National Small Business Association (NSBA) in the U.S., and a member of the Global Executive Consultation Group of the Blue Dot Network, a division of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) based in Paris. Mr. Woods is a 2018 honoree of the “New York Responsible 100 Award” and a member within the “Top 100 Innovators & Entrepreneurs Magazine” for 2023. He previously served on the Board of Directors of The New York Metropolitan Opera, The Children’s Village in New York City and The Big Brothers Big Sisters Organization of Massachusetts Bay. He earned a bachelor’s degree in business from Taylor University located in Upland, Indiana, where he is a member of their Board of Visitors. Mr. Woods resides on Long Island, NY, with his wife, Jennifer, and twin daughters.

Michael Woods has spent the last three decades cultivating an impressive career building and running businesses across the financial, technology, and construction sectors. He’s worked as CEO for various financial companies including Rothschild & Co. Asset Management and DWS Investments; co-founded technology firm, Monsoon Blockchain; and held the roles of CEO and COO for Big Sun Holdings, an organization that owns and operates building and technology companies.   read more

June 30, 2021, Big Sun Holdings Group, Inc.

Our CEO, Michael Woods, was joined by business leadership from Acushnet, Samsung, LG, & media to bring awareness to partnerships between U.S. and South Korea.   watch video

October 4, 2023, Daily News

President Ranil Wickremesinghe took part in a high-profile business roundtable discussion titled “Economic Opportunities in Sri Lanka” which was held recently in the Pierre Hotel-New York in conjunction with the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly.   read more