# Michiel Rauws

> Michiel Rauws is the San Francisco-based founder and CEO of Cass AI, formerly X2AI. His background spans business and finance studies at Rotterdam School of Management, an exchange at City University of Hong Kong, project management at IBM and private equity and M&A work at Marsh. His public work also includes microcredit funding, research leadership and discussions of human-centered management.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Cass AI
- **Organizations:** Cass AI (formerly X2AI), IBM, Marsh, M&V Enterprises, HousingAnywhere, RSM STAR, Hope North, Zidisha
- **Education:** BSc, International Business Administration, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, International exchange; International Business MBA course certificate, City University of Hong Kong, MSc, Finance and Investments, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University
- **Known for:** Raised €15,000 in connection with Hope North volunteer work in 2010-2011, according to his public profile., Received 8.5/10 with distinction for the academic project Takeover Targets: A Predictive Model., Co-founded X2AI, subsequently renamed Cass.

## Career timeline

- **2010-2011** — Commercial relations work for RSM STAR’s Community Development International team; volunteer fundraising and development planning for Hope North.
- **2011-2012** — Hong Kong exchange and HousingAnywhere sales work.
- **2012** — Project manager in IBM’s Extreme Blue talent program.
- **2012-2014** — Co-founded M&V Enterprises.
- **2013** — Private equity and M&A work at Marsh.
- **2014** — X2AI launched with co-founder Eugene Bann, according to contemporaneous reporting. His professional profile dates his Cass role from 2015.
- **2014-12** — Started funding microcredits through Zidisha, according to his public profile.
- **2022-08** — X2AI announced its rebrand to Cass on August 29.
- **2023-08** — Appeared on Holistic Leadership with Geoffrey Roche and Travis Hearne.

## Achievements

- Raised €15,000 in connection with Hope North volunteer work in 2010-2011, according to his public profile.
- Received 8.5/10 with distinction for the academic project Takeover Targets: A Predictive Model.
- Co-founded X2AI, subsequently renamed Cass.

## Latest updates

- **2023-08** — Discussed leadership experience in Europe and the United States on Holistic Leadership; published August 9, 2023.
- **2022-08** — X2AI announced the Cass rebrand on August 29, 2022.

## Links

- Website: https://www.cass.ai/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrauws
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/michielrauws2
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@michielrauws5762
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michiel.rauws

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