Mike has more than 35 years of leadership, business, and technology experience. He was CTO at CaringBridge, CIO at SunOpta, VP of Technology at Merrill Corporation, CIO at Select Comfort, and help other senior leadership and technology roles at Jostens, Target, and IBM. Along with the corporate roles, Mike has held Board positions with Braun Intertec, Agile Frameworks, Summit Brewing, and My Formulary. Additionally, Mike has been active in non-profit roles with the University of St. Thomas, the UST College of Engineering, and STARBASE MN. He has also started up two of his own companies.

Mike has an undergrad degree from the University of St. Thomas and an MBA from the Carlson School at the University of MN. The wide variety of industries, business models, and growth models give him a broad toolbox and playbook from which to work with startups.