Since establishing the private equity firm Accretive LLC in 1999, J. Michael Cline has played an influential and necessary role laying the groundwork for successful startups in a variety of industries. An MBA holder from Harvard Business School and Board of Director member of Harvards Rock Center for Entrepreneurship, J. Michael Cline has invested personal capital in numerous high-growth ventures. J. Michael Cline and his partners at Accretive LLC co-founded online ticketing agent Fandango. Largely because of J. Michael Clines foresight and entrepreneurial acumen, Fandango is now one of the largest ticketing services in the country and one of the premier destinations on the Internet to see movie reviews, schedules, and trailers. Another successful undertaking of J. Michael Cline and Accretive LLC is Accretive Health, a purpose-built company designed to help the health care industry manage its revenue cycle more efficaciously. As of mid-2009, Accretive Health and its approximately 1,300 employees had secured 21 clients, encompassing 53 hospitals and netting $11.9 billion annually. With offices in Florida, Michigan, Missouri, and India, Accretive Health has received favorable press in the St. Louis Business Journal, BloggingStocks.com, and countless other industry publications. J. Michael Cline and Accretive LLC were also the driving funding force behind AlphaStaff, a human resources outsourcing and employee benefits provider to small- and mid-sized businesses. Since investing initial capital in AlphaStaff, J. Michael Cline and his colleagues have watched the Fort Lauderdale-based company grow a client base consisting of over 50,000 worksite employees.
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