Michael K. Warne, AAMS®
President | Portfolio Manager
(970) 837-3088
mike@synergy-colorado.com
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Michael K. Warne, AAMS®, founded Synergy Capital to do one thing: build a firm focused exclusively on Colorado local government reserve management. Before founding Synergy Capital, Mike spent more than two decades in asset management at global financial institutions, where he developed an institutional approach to portfolio construction, investment policy governance, and fiduciary oversight that now defines how Synergy Reserve is structured and managed.
His background is in industrial engineering, and the Kaizen discipline of continuous improvement still shapes how the firm maintains investment programs: structured, documented, and built to withstand board, auditor, and public scrutiny.
Mike also served as a crew chief on a U.S. Air Force KC-135. He grew up as an Army kid. Both gave him a set of operating principles: precision, accountability, and keeping your word.
Mike has been invited to speak at Colorado local government conferences on investment policy and the future of the finance office.
He has called Colorado home since 2000, and his wife Tracy and their daughters are Colorado natives. When he is not in a board meeting somewhere in the state, you might find Mike following Formula 1, traveling through Europe, or recharging on St. John, USVI.
2026 Speaking Events
Special District Association Annual Conference – September 14-17, 2026
- By Default or by Design: Five Gaps Between Reserve Policy & Reserve Reality
CGFOA Annual Conference – November 17-20, 2026
- AI Raised the Bar: The New Standard for the Finance OfficeThe Future of the Finance Office
Interested in having Mike speak to your organization? Contact us.