Mike Speiser

Mike Speiser is a Managing Director at Sutter Hill Ventures, where he is known for taking an active role in building companies rather than solely investing in them. He served as the founding CEO of Snowflake and was deeply involved in the company's product development from its inception. He also co-founded or served as founding CEO of several other companies including Pure Storage, Observe, and Augment, and currently sits on the boards of Snowflake and Workday. He holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Arizona and an MBA from Harvard Business School.