Michael Schwartz served as the President and CEO of Daikin Applied Americas (DAA), a subsidiary of Daikin Industries, Ltd. Under his leadership, DAA increased its revenue by 300 percent, doubled its employee count, and successfully transformed the company beyond an equipment manufacturer to a solutions provider focused on software and systems integration. Before DAA, Schwartz held multiple leadership positions at Lennox International including President and COO of Worldwide Refrigeration and North American Distributed Products. Schwartz previously served on the Daikin and the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) board of directors. He is a graduate of Iowa State University with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering