Michael Purves is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Tallbacken Capital Advisors, LLC. He is recognized for developing the "Wolf Market" framework, which posits that the stock market can remain range-bound and volatile for extended periods, rather than being in a definitive bull or bear market.

Before establishing Tallbacken, Purves served as the Chief Global Strategist and Head of Equity Derivatives Strategy at Weeden & Co.