Mike Cassidy
Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
BS + MS, Aerospace Engineering -
Berklee College of Music
, Jazz Piano and Music Production -
Harvard Business School
MBA, -
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Science - BS, Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering -
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Master of Science - MS, Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering -
Harvard Business School
Master of Business Administration - MBA, -
Berklee College of Music
, -Work Experience
D-Orbit USA
Current
D-Orbit USA
Apollo Fusion
2016-08-01 - 2022-10-01
Apollo Fusion
2010-05-01 - 2017-03-01
Ruba, Inc.
2008-05-01 - 2010-05-01
Ruba, Inc.
Benchmark
2007-06-01 - 2008-05-01
Benchmark
Viacom
2006-01-01 - 2007-01-01
Viacom
Xfire
2003-01-01 - 2006-05-01
Xfire
Direct Hit
1998-03-01 - 2000-01-01
Direct Hit
Stylus Innovation
1990-09-01 - 1996-02-01
Stylus Innovation
Skills
Summary
CEO and Co-Founder of 5 previous high tech companies: Apollo Fusion (acquired by Astra for $145 million), Ruba (acquired by Google), Xfire (acquired by MTV for $110 million), Direct Hit (acquired by Ask Jeeves for $500 million), and Stylus Innovation (acquired by Artisoft for $13 million). For prior 5 years before Apollo: Project Leader for Google's Project Loon which uses high altitude balloons to bring internet to developing countries around the world.
