Mike Speiser is Managing Director at Sutter Hill Ventures. Mike joined SHV from Yahoo!, where he was vice president of community products including Yahoo! Groups, Yahoo! Profiles and Bix. Mike joined Yahoo! in February 2007 through the acquisition of Bix, where he served as president and CEO. Prior to co-founding Bix, Mike served as vice president and technical advisor to Symantec Chairman & CEO, John Thompson. Previously, he was vice president of product marketing and product management at Veritas, which was acquired by Symantec. Mike also co-founded Epinions, worked as a consultant at McKinsey & Company, and was an analyst with CS First Boston. Mike holds an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School, where he graduated as a Baker Scholar, and a B.A. from the University of Arizona.
Mike has incredible drive, capability, and integrity. He is the most ethical person that I’ve met in Silicon Valley and I would have no hesitation whatsoever in doing business with him. I’ve seen his performance at Epinions, Symantec, and Bix, and he gets better and better every day.