Founder of 5 different companies, including: Mirage Energy Corp., Gambit Energy, Inc. and Tidelands Oil & Gas Corp. Michael R. Ward is an entrepreneur and businessperson who has been the head of 9 different companies and holds the position of Chairman, President, CEO, CFO & CAO at Mirage Energy Corp. (which he founded in 2014) and President, CEO, CFO & Director at 4Ward Resources, Inc. (which he founded in 2015) (a subsidiary of Mirage Energy Corp.), Secretary & Chief Legal Officer at Mrs. Fields Famous Brands LLC and Chief Legal Officer & Executive Vice President at Mrs. Fields' Original Cookies, Inc.

In his past career he was President & Chief Executive Officer for Tidelands Oil & Gas Corp. (he founded the company in 1997), President & Chief Executive Officer for Blanco Drilling, Inc. (he founded the company in 2010), President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Gambit Energy, Inc. (he founded the company in 2010) and President, CEO, CFO & Director at Silver Butte Co., Inc. (a subsidiary of Gambit Energy, Inc.), President & Chief Executive Officer of Bentley Energy Corp. and Senior Vice President & General Counsel of Mrs. Fields' Holding Co., Inc.

Michael R. Ward received an MBA from Southwest Texas State University and an MBA from The University of Texas at Austin.