Mike is a seasoned professional with over 25 years of experience in Fortune 500 divisions and venture capital. His expertise lies in creating value at scale through strategic engagements with leading companies such as Dell, HP, AT&T Knowledge Ventures, Ascension, and Austin Ventures. With a focus on corporate strategy, Mike has successfully commercialized strategic solutions in areas such as server and storage hardware, Linux software, and high-tech consulting services worldwide.Mike has collaborated with numerous intrapreneurs, entrepreneurs, and the innovation community throughout his career, driving the piloting and evaluation of new technologies. His extensive due diligence experience spans various industries, including business services, social media, IoT, artificial intelligence, security, and mobile sectors, enabling him to identify and assess potential portfolio investments and acquisitions.Mike led the first US expansion of MassChallenge in Texas, accelerating nearly 300 early-stage startups in three years. As the Executive Director of Innovation and Commercialization at Ascension/Seton, he spearheaded the capture, analysis, and commercialization of innovative solutions aligning with overall strategies and addressing critical healthcare challenges.During his tenure at Austin Ventures, Mike was crucial in securing and validating information for investment decisions, evaluating management, markets, and technical aspects of venture and growth equity deals. At AT&T Knowledge Ventures, he generated revenue and strategic value from intellectual property assets by leading commercialization efforts through collaborating with inventors, entrepreneurs, and investors. At HP, Mike created, launched, and executed a fully-integrated and scalable Linux commercialization business strategy that positively impacted the company’s desktop, printer, server, and technology service lines—generated $2B in new revenue. Additionally, Mike drove server and storage strategy from the Office of the Chair at Dell through synthesized market analysis, primary research, and competitive intelligence. Mike is a Certified Patent Valuation Analyst, reflecting his expertise in assessing and leveraging intellectual property assets.