Michael Haugh

Michael Haugh is the co-founder of Absolute Storage Management and current Investment Officer of Absolute Storage Investment (ASI) and has been in the storage industry since 1993. Michael’s primary responsibilities include leading ASM’s acquisition and development activities. Under Michael’s direction, Absolute has developed and acquired over $200MM in properties across ten states.

Prior to forming Absolute in 2002, Michael was a senior executive with Storage USA, the second-largest storage REIT at that time. Michael began his self-storage career at Storage USA working as a college intern at the property level. After graduating college, he spent three years as a property manager and district manager, learning the business from the ground up. Thereafter, Michael took on a variety of responsibilities to complement his operations experience, including working with the company’s CFO on joint ventures and equity financing, as well as working with Storage USA’s CEO, investing in new development projects, and acquiring existing properties.

Michael holds a BA in Economics from the University of Connecticut, an MBA from the University of Memphis, and holds the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) and Certified Property Manager (CPM) designations.