# Michael Berman

> Michael Berman is the founder and CEO of Ncontracts, a financial-services risk and compliance software business he started in 2009 after a career as general counsel. Based in the Nashville area, he has led the company through investments by Mainsail Partners, Gryphon Investors and Hg, and co-authored books exploring the strategic value of risk, compliance and third-party oversight.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Ncontracts
- **Organizations:** Ncontracts, Goldleaf Financial Solutions, Tecniflex Inc., Imagic Corporation
- **From:** Chicago, United States
- **Education:** Undergraduate degree, Cornell University, Juris Doctor (J.D.), University of Tennessee College of Law
- **Known for:** Founded Ncontracts in 2009 and continues as CEO., Led Ncontracts through acquisitions including Quantivate in 2023 and Venminder in 2024., Ncontracts has appeared on the Inc. 5000 for eight consecutive years, 2019-2026.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2009** — Served as general counsel for Imagic Corporation, Tecniflex Inc. and Goldleaf Financial Solutions.
- **2009** — Founded Ncontracts to address vendor contracts and third-party risk for financial institutions.
- **2015** — Ncontracts received investment from Mainsail Partners.
- **2020** — Gryphon Investors acquired Ncontracts from Mainsail Partners.
- **2021** — Published The Upside of Risk.
- **2023** — Led Ncontracts through its acquisition of Quantivate.
- **2024** — Ncontracts acquired Venminder with investment from Hg; Berman continued as CEO. Co-authored The Upside of Compliance with Stephanie Lyon.
- **2025** — Ncontracts launched Complaint Ntelligence and Regression Ntelligence.
- **2026** — Co-authored The Upside of Third-Party Risk Management with Michael Carpenter; Ncontracts introduced Nquiry.

## Achievements

- Founded Ncontracts in 2009 and continues as CEO.
- Led Ncontracts through acquisitions including Quantivate in 2023 and Venminder in 2024.
- Ncontracts has appeared on the Inc. 5000 for eight consecutive years, 2019-2026.
- Authored The Upside of Risk (2021) and co-authored The Upside of Compliance (2024) and The Upside of Third-Party Risk Management (2026).

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Joined Rafael DeLeon on Ncast to discuss AI agents, deregulation and risk infrastructure.
- **2026-08** — Ncontracts earned its eighth consecutive Inc. 5000 appearance, ranking No. 2,341.
- **2026-06** — Published The Upside of Third-Party Risk Management with Michael Carpenter.
- **2026-05** — Ncontracts introduced Nquiry, an AI regulatory intelligence capability with citations, audit trails and expert escalation.

## Links

- Website: https://www.ncontracts.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-bermanceo

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Last updated: 2026-10-25