Michael "Mike" Smerklo
| Michael "Mike" Smerklo | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Miami University, Kellogg Graduate School of Management |
| 💼 Occupation | Managing Director and Co-Founder of Next Coast Ventures |
| Board member of | Non-Exec Chairman at Nucleus Growth, Director at ServiceSource, Board Observer of Lecorpio Inc. |
| 🏅 Awards | Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year |
Michael “Mike” A. Smerklo is an entrepreneur and accredited CPA, who has worked in the technology industry for more than 20 years. He is currently the managing director and co-founder of Next Coast Ventures.
Education[edit]
In 1991, Smerklo graduated from Miami University with a BS in Business Administration.[1] He then went on to receive an MBA from Kellogg Graduate School of Management, graduating with distinction.[2]
Career[edit]
Smerklo first began his career working as an investment banker for Morgan Stanley[3] and Lehman Brothers. Following this, he joined the executive team at LoudCloud (Opsware) “driving sales, marketing and business development efforts."
From January 2003-August 2014, Smerklo was the President and CEO of ServiceSource International, Inc.[4] In this role, he led the team’s corporate strategy and grew the company to a publicly traded company (NASDAQ: SREV). He was a member of its Service Executive Industry Board in December 2009 and held a role as chairman from November 2008-May 2015.[5]
Following his time at ServiceSource, he co-founded Nucleus Growth LLC.[6]
Currently, Smerklo acts as managing director and co-founder for Next Coast Ventures, an Austin-based venture capital firm, founded in 2016.[7] He is still involved with his past endeavors. He is the Non-Exec Chairman at Nucleus Growth and a Director at ServiceSource and is also a Board Observer of Lecorpio Inc.
Accolades[edit]
Smerklo has received many recognitions including winning Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award. San Francisco Business Times and the Wall Street Journal have also recognized him for his leadership. He has a recurring blog in Forbes.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Alumni news, Spring 2011". Miami University. May 2011. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "The early adopter". Kellogg Magazine.
- ↑ Das, Anupreeta (25 January 2012). "Hunting for Big IPO Game". Wall Street Journal.
- ↑ "Alec Baldwin: 'I want you to be my lover, Matt'". USA TODAY.
- ↑ "ServiceSource files for possible $75M IPO". Business Journals.
- ↑ Hawkins, Lori. "Austin's Next Coast Ventures raises $130M fund for startup deals". Austin American-Statesman.
- ↑ "Austin-based Next Coast Ventures just closed its second fund with $130 million". TechCrunch.
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