More About Mike
Mike Bacher is the head of talent on the HR team where he leads internal recruiting.
Prior to joining a16z, Mike worked at Apple across multiple teams, most recently leading the recruiting teams for Maps and iCloud/Apple Cloud Services. Before that, Mike worked in recruiting at eBay, Electronic Arts, and Cisco, both in the Bay Area and Europe.
Originally from Wisconsin, Mike grew up in the Bay Area and moved to Colorado for college. He graduated with a social sciences degree from Colorado State University and still returns a couple times per year for snowboarding and CSU football. In his free time, Mike enjoys family time with his wife and 2 kids, local 5k/10k fun runs, snowboarding, and rooting hard for Bay Area sports teams.