Mike joined Land O’Lakes, Inc. in 2010, becoming senior VP and CIO in 2013. Mike has led extensive efforts to embrace big data, mobile, and cloud computing across the enterprise and invest in developing market-leading solutions in the areas of precision agriculture, ag technology and industry leading analytics.
Mike Macrie - Fireside Chat with Mike Macrie
Mike joined Land O’Lakes, Inc. in 2010, becoming senior VP and CIO in 2013. Mike has led extensive efforts to embrace big data, mobile, and cloud computing across the enterprise and invest in developing market-leading solutions in the areas of precision agriculture, ag technology and industry leading analytics.
Mike has deep relationships across several companies in the technology industry and participates in Customer Advisory Boards with Microsoft, Oracle, Verizon, and Salesforce. He also is an advisor in various capacities to Andreesen Horowitz, Blumberg Capital, Landmark Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, SVG Partners, Artiman Ventures, and accelerators such as Thrive. Mike speaks frequently on how to operate IT as a business and how digital is changing the role of the CIOs within enterprises. He is also a leading influence in the emerging AgTech industry.
Before joining Land O’Lakes, Mike held a breadth of roles at Ingersoll Rand, AlliedSignal and was involved in several start-ups including G5 Technologies and Multi-Media Solutions. Mike earned his MBA from Duke University and a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University.