About
A functional operator specializing in HR and legal who served as the sole continuous executive leader at Datto, helping scale it from a 100-employee startup to a publicly-traded enterprise valued at over $6 billion. He is also a musician and amateur chef.
Experience
- SlideChief Executive Officercurrent2025 — present
- Outsiders FundVenture Partnercurrent2022 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- Datto, Inc.Advisor2022
- Datto, Inc.Chief People Officer and General Counsel2017 — 2022
- Datto, Inc.General Counsel2013 — 2022United States
- TolunaGeneral Counsel, North America2010 — 2013Wilton, CT
- DirectBuyFranchise Owner2005 — 2008
- Micro WarehouseSenior Counsel2002 — 2006
- e-MediaAssociate Counsel2000 — 2002
- Lev & BerlinAssociate1996 — 2000
Education
- University of Miami School of LawJuris Doctor, Law1993 — 1996
- University of VermontBachelor of Arts, Political Science1989 — 1993
Skills & more
StrategyManagement2NegotiationMergers9Intellectual Property45Contract Negotiation24Litigation15Commercial Litigation25TrademarksTrainingJoint VenturesCorporate Governance
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Privacy LawCorporationsMergers & AcquisitionsLegal WritingCorporate LawLicensingLegal ResearchLegal AssistanceSalesProject ManagementEmployee RelationsGeneral corporateFrom Michael's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended University of Miami School of Law5
Also attended University of Vermont47
Dan BorokCo-Founder and Managing Partner at NVP CapitalArun IyerInvestor at Green FlagMelissa Morano AurigemmaChief of Staff at Exceptional CapitalEvan NisselsonInvestor at LDV CapitalBrian DevaneyPartner at Underscore VCMaria LoughlinFormer SVP of Engineering at Toast at Underscore VC
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Shared employers
Also worked at Datto, Inc.5
Colleagues at Outsiders
Abi Gold-Pastor
Operations Associate at Outsiders
Austin McChord
Co-Managing Partner at Outsiders
George Easley
Partner at Outsiders
Jiya Singh
Associate at Outsiders
John Goettee
Sr. Associate at Outsiders
Jonny Aizik
Associate at Outsiders
Kate Richards
Events Manager at Outsiders
Kevin King
Venture Partner at Outsiders
























