Board of Directors

Douglas Cole

Executive Chairman

Mr. Cole, age 67, is Executive Chairman of M2i Global, Inc. Doug brings over 39 years of experience in sales, marketing, and leadership roles, having run over 8 companies, both public and private. He has focused all his time on global development of startup companies and turnarounds. He has been involved with raising millions of dollars for his companies and numerous M&A work. As a private and public chairman, CEO, and board member, he has expanded every company he has been involved with, leveraging relationships globally. He has spoken at many major industry conferences throughout his career.

Prior to M2i, Doug was Chairman and CEO of American Battery Metals Corporation (ABML) from 2017 to 2021, where he orchestrated a successful turnaround that resulted in a high of a $2 billion market capitalization. Mr. Cole led the transition from a lithium exploration and development company to a lithium asset and lithium-ion battery metal recycling company and left the company in August of 2021. He was a Partner overseeing all ongoing deal activities with Objective Equity LLC from 2005 through 2016, a boutique investment bank focused on the high technology, data analytics and the mining sector.

Since 1977, Mr. Cole has held various executive roles, including Chairman, Executive Vice Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of multiple public corporations. From May 2000 to September 2005, he was also the Director of Lair of the Bear, The University of California Family Camp located in Pinecrest, California. During the period between 1991 and 1996 he was the CEO of HealthSoft and he also founded and operated Great Bear Technology, which acquired Sony Image Soft and Starpress, then went public and eventually sold to Graphix Zone. In 1995, Mr. Cole was honored by New Enterprise Associates, a leading venture capital firm, as CEO of the year.

Since 1982 he has been very active with the University of California, Berkeley where he mentors early-stage technology companies. Mr. Cole has extensive experience in global M&A and global distributions. He obtained his BA in Social Sciences from UC Berkeley in 1978.