About
Mike Buckley is Chief Financial Officer at SimpliSafe. He has held senior financial leadership roles focused on planning, operations, and growth in consumer and digital sectors, including leading Nike's transformation toward direct-to-consumer business models. His experience encompasses mergers and acquisitions, strategic partnerships, financial planning, and board relations.
Experience
- SimpliSafeChief Financial Officercurrent2026 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- Cerity Partners VenturesVenture Advisorcurrent2024 — presentPortland, Oregon, United States
- betaworksBoard Membercurrent2011 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- NutrafolChief Financial Officer2025 — 2026New York, New York, United States
- Soli OrganicChief Financial Officer2021 — 2025Portland, Oregon, United States
- Postmates Inc.Senior Vice President of Business2020 — 2021San Francisco, California, United States
- NikeVP, Digital Commerce Operations & New Business Models2018 — 2019Beaverton, Oregon, United States
- NikeCFO, Nike Direct & Digital2016 — 2018
- NikeVP, Partnerships2015 — 2016
- NikeHead of Finance & Strategy, Nike Digital2013 — 2015
- Multnomah Athletic ClubTrustee2010 — 2013
- FlowPlayBoard Observer2007 — 2013
- PARADE TECHNOLOGY LTD.Board Observer2007 — 2013
- iControl NetworksBoard Observer2006 — 2013
- Intel CapitalManaging Director, Investments1999 — 2013
- Avnera CorporationBoard Observer2007 — 2009
- FabrikBoard Observer2006 — 2008
- MediabolicBoard Observer2004 — 2007
- Orca Capital CorporationVice President and Partner1996 — 1999
- LaSalle Partners (now Jones Lang LaSalle)Associate1993 — 1996
Education
- Stanford UniversityB.A., Quantitative Economics1989 — 1993
- Harvard Business SchoolGMP, General Management Program2008
Skills & more
Business Strategy29Mergers & Acquisitions25Entrepreneurship30Venture Capital75Start-ups36Investments7Corporate Development16Due Diligence9Product Management9Business Development9Mergers7Mobile Devices4
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Private EquityStart-upDue diligenceStrategic PartnershipsAngel InvestingMedia AnalysisStrategyManagementFrom Mike's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Stanford University1,578
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital
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Also attended Harvard Business School1,777
Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins
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Shared employers
Also worked at SimpliSafe8
Ian HerringtonAnalyst at Creci VenturesChad LauransFounding Partner at Workshop Venture PartnersEleanor LauransFounding Partner at Workshop Venture PartnersJason CarterPartner at Workshop Venture PartnersKonstantin KlitenikPrincipal Engineer at Workshop Venture PartnersCourtney CannOperating Advisor, Design at Workshop Venture Partners
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Also worked at Nutrafol1
Also worked at Intel Capital261
Jim GoetzPartner at Sequoia CapitalSundeep PeechuGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesKarim FarisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Viswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalJob SimonVenture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista CapitalAssaf ArakiInvestment Director at Intel Capital
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Also worked at Fabrik1
Colleagues at Cerity Partners Ventures
Amita Schultes
Partner at Cerity Partners Ventures
Beth Kearns
Venture Partner at Cerity Partners Ventures
Chris Bittman
Partner at Cerity Partners Ventures
Darren Myers
Partner at Cerity Partners Ventures
David Horowitz
Partner at Cerity Partners Ventures
Frances Ni
Partner at Cerity Partners Ventures
Kent Muckel
Partner at Cerity Partners Ventures
Mallory Smith
Principal at Cerity Partners Ventures