Mike Althouse:
CLASS OF 1982
Ypsilanti High SchoolClass of 1982
Ypsilanti, MI
Naval War CollegeClass of 1993
Newport, RI
U.S. Naval AcademyClass of 1986
Annapolis, MD
Edmondson Middle SchoolClass of 1978
Ypsilanti, MI
Cheney Academy of Math and ScienceClass of 1976
Ypsilanti, MI
Mike's Story
Life
Where to start? Went to US Naval Academy, graduated in 1986, became a Navy Pilot flying EC-130Q planes out of Maryland, taught at Naval Academy from 1991-94, then got out of the Navy and moved back to Michigan, lived in Chelsea for almost 4 years. Got married in 1988 to Alison and we have two sons, Drew (32) and Evan (30). I worked for Capital One for 13 years while in Richmond and left there in 2014 to take a job with PayPal in their Compliance department. In 2018 we moved to Avondale, PA, and I now work as the Chief Compliance Officer for a bank in Delaware.
School
I started out in Willow Run schools. Went to Ford ES for kindergarten, then to Cheney ES after it opened for grades 1-6. Went to Edmonson MS for 7th and 8th grade then moved into the Ypsilanti school district and graduated from Ypsilanti High.
College
Went to the US Naval Academy and graduated in 1986. I also attended (and graduated from) the US Naval War College through their non-resident semin...Expand for more
ar program, completing that course of study in 1993.
Workplace
1994 - did six months with Merrill Lynch as a broker. Hated cold calling.
1995-2000 - worked for Vector Research Inc. (now Altarum) as a military ops research analyst. I was the token Navy guy in the midst of a bunch of former Army officers.
2001-2014 - Capital One, first as a collections operations analyst, then as a Senior Manager in the Cross Sell department, and then in Compliance (making sure we follow all the laws and regulations).
2014-2018 - PayPal. I was the Head of Compliance for US Credit and Operations.
2018-2019 - Barclays. I was the Head of Compliance Advisory for the US Consumer Bank.
2019-2021 - The Bancorp. I was the Chief Compliance Officer.
2021-present - Green Dot Corporation. I’m the Chief Compliance Officer.
Military
1982-86 - US Naval Academy
1986-87 - Naval Aviation Schools Command (VT-2 and VT-28)
1988-91 - VQ-4, NAS Patuxent River, MD
1991-94 - Instructor, US Naval Academy
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