In 2013, Mike co-founded and served as Managing Director of Ringleader Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm investing in early-stage startups that had (intentionally or not) built simple solutions to complex corporate challenges. Prior to Ringleader, Mike served as Chief Technology Officer at Start Early (then the Ounce of Prevention Fund), a not-for-profit committed to the idea that all children – particularly those born into poverty – have quality early childhood experiences in the crucial first five years of life. Mike began his career with Accenture Labs, where his team helped Fortune 500 clients put emerging technologies to profitable use. 12 years (and 12 U.S. patents) later, he was named the firm’s first Global Innovation Director, where he was charged with creating a strategy, process, and culture to foster company-wide intrapreneurship.