Michael Saxon

Michael Saxon is the Managing Partner at Trolley Venture Partners and the Chief Executive Officer of TAAT Global Alternatives Inc., based in Richmond, Virginia. He also serves as the CEO of SXN Strategy Partners, an advisory firm he founded in 2017, and holds an independent director position at G6 Materials Corp. Previously, Saxon spent over 20 years in executive roles at Altria Group and Philip Morris International, managing corporate ventures, international marketing, and general management operations across the United States, Europe, and Asia. He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Georgia and spent nine years teaching as the director of core ethics education at the United States Military Academy at West Point. His current focus centers on early-stage venture capital investments, consumer products growth, and advising startups on emerging technologies and transformational leadership.