# Michael O'Leary

> Michael O’Leary is the New York-based CEO of AtomicPE and co-author, with Warren Valdmanis, of Accountable: The Rise of Citizen Capitalism. His career includes Bain Capital’s private equity and social impact teams, active ownership at Engine No. 1, and a partnership leading L Catterton’s consumer impact investing strategy.

- **Role:** CEO at AtomicPE LLC
- **Organizations:** AtomicPE LLC, L Catterton, Engine No. 1, Bain Capital, Bain Capital Double Impact
- **Education:** BA in Philosophy, Harvard College, MBA, Stanford Graduate School of Business
- **Known for:** Founding-team member of Bain Capital’s social impact fund., Co-author of Accountable: The Rise of Citizen Capitalism., Developed the idea behind Engine No. 1’s VOTE ETF while at Stanford.

## Career timeline

- **2017** — Published Measure Profit to People—All People while an investor at Bain Capital Double Impact.
- **2019** — Earned an MBA at Stanford Graduate School of Business.
- **2020** — Co-authored Accountable: The Rise of Citizen Capitalism, published August 18.
- **2021** — Served as a managing director at Engine No. 1, working on active ownership.
- **2022** — Named a partner to lead L Catterton’s impact investing platform with Tehmina Haider in an October 31 announcement.
- **—** — Current affiliation is AtomicPE LLC; CEO title provided in the supplied profile information.

## Achievements

- Founding-team member of Bain Capital’s social impact fund.
- Co-author of Accountable: The Rise of Citizen Capitalism.
- Developed the idea behind Engine No. 1’s VOTE ETF while at Stanford.
- Led active ownership strategy as a managing director at Engine No. 1.
- Appointed co-leader of L Catterton’s impact investing platform in 2022.

## Latest updates

- **2024-06** — Discussed his consumer-focused sustainability argument in a LinkedIn post accompanying a co-authored Fortune essay.
- **2024-01** — Appeared on SRI360 to discuss shareholder activism, citizen capitalism, and consumer impact investing.

## Links

- Website: https://accountablethebook.com/michael-oleary/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/olearym
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/thisismichaelo

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Last updated: 2026-10-09