Michael Ranis was born in La Paz, Bolivia. He left for Israel at age fourteen then moved to the U.S. in 1975 and received a doctorate in Political Science from the University of Chicago. After working thirty years in the ­ financial services industry, he’s retired to Miami.

Michael has two children, Ethan and Sophie (Julia) Ranis and a daughter-in-law, Francesca. He also has a beautiful baby granddaughter.