Michael Louis Vespoli (born December 14, 1946)[1] is a former American rower and rowing coach.

He is the founder and chief executive officer of Vespoli USA, Inc., a boat manufacturer in New Haven, Connecticut, that makes shells for rowers.

[1] His career in rowing started in 1964 when he joined the Georgetown University crew as a walk-on.

[3] Vespoli started his company with the help of his retired machinist father in 1980 in New Haven.

Johnson was the assistant coach and Vespoli an oarsman on the 1972 U.S. Olympic Crew.