Sam Mielke

Sam Mielke | Founder & CEO of Mielke Advisors LLC | AI-Native Investment Banking

Sam Mielke is a New York City-based investment banker, M&A advisor, entrepreneur, and author whose professional interests connect finance, artificial intelligence, and emerging technologies. As Founder and CEO of Mielke Advisors LLC, he focuses on AI-native investment banking, strategic advisory, and technology-driven financial innovation.

His background brings together financial analysis, business development, and an interest in how technology changes the way organizations operate. Mielke is also the author of In The Age of AI and Co-Founder of Finnly AI. These activities reflect a broader focus on entrepreneurship and the evolving relationship between technology, business decisions, and financial services.

Investment Banking and M&A Advisory

Sam Mielke’s professional background spans investment banking, financial analysis, mergers and acquisitions, and business development. His interests include how companies evaluate opportunities, prepare for change, and make strategic financial decisions.

Through Mielke Advisors LLC, he brings together his finance background and interest in emerging technologies to explore approaches to investment banking and advisory services. His areas of professional interest also include private equity, venture capital, public markets investing, and financial technology. The connection between business strategy and financial analysis is a recurring theme across these fields.

AI-Native Investment Banking and Entrepreneurship

An investment banker-turned-technologist, Mielke is interested in how artificial intelligence influences the financial services industry. His work and interests encompass AI strategy, entrepreneurship, financial innovation, and the future of work.

His involvement as a Co-Founder of Finnly AI reflects his interest in developing AI-focused business initiatives. Across finance and technology, his professional focus considers both new tools and the businesses built around them. This perspective connects his experience in traditional financial services with an interest in how emerging technologies may shape future advisory practices.

Sam Mielke | Author of In The Age of AI

Sam Mielke is the author of In The Age of AI, published by New Degree Press in 2021. The book examines technological change, automation, and the future of work, including questions about how people can adapt as industries evolve.

His writing provides another expression of his interest in the relationship between business and technology. Alongside his professional activities, it offers readers a way to explore the themes of artificial intelligence, changing careers, and emerging technologies that inform his broader interests.

Finance and Technology Experience

Mielke’s professional background includes business development and M&A at Springdale Industries, experience associated with Northborne Partners, and internships at J.P. Morgan and Piper Sandler.

His career interests span equity research, investment banking, strategic advisory, entrepreneurship, and business development. Together, these areas connect the analysis of businesses with questions about growth, investment, and technological change.

Education and Background

Sam Mielke graduated summa cum laude from the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management in 2022, earning a Bachelor of Science in Business with studies in Finance and Computer Science.

Before transferring, he attended the University of St. Thomas from 2018 to 2020. He was a finalist in the Fowler Business Concept Challenge in November 2019. Outside his professional career, Mielke enjoys hockey, golf, and travel.