Mike is an experienced professional in the U.S. education publishing, technology, and curriculum market. With over 30 years of senior-level sales and marketing experience, he founded the Texas Education Alliance. As Managing Principal, Mike focuses on tailored services for the Texas education market, including strategic leadership, market growth initiatives, state and district relationships, and advocacy at all levels.

Throughout his career, Mike has held V/C level sales and marketing positions in seed stage, growth stage, consulting firms and large education companies like School Specialty, iLearn, Focus Marketing and Education Market Experts. He specialized in expanding market presence, developing distribution channels, and creating competitive sales and marketing strategies to startup and global education companies. He also still serves as a trusted advisor in sales and marketing for leading ed-tech companies and serves on the SXSW Launch Advisory Panel and as a Start Ed Mentor.

With a personal connection to Texas, including raising his children in Texas public schools, Mike brings extensive knowledge of the Texas education market and a deep passion for the state.