Michael Karp is one of the founding partners of Options Group whose primary areas of focus are retained searches for the financial services and information technology sectors.

Michael has broad expertise in all facets of the global financial markets business, including sales and trading, structured finance, principal investment, research and technology. He also has a proven track record of executive placement across various product lines including derivatives, financial technology, professional services, and asset management. Due to this wide range of expertise, Michael is regularly quoted in such media publications as The Wall Street Journal, Euromoney and Bloomberg, among others.

Michael serves on the Board of Directors for TRADEWORX, an organization that provides analytical tools for online investors. He attended New York Institute of Technology's program in Computer Science and Engineering.