Mike Sarasti

A seasoned technologist, former city executive, and music producer, Mike Sarasti has spent the last 20 years working at the intersection of governance, process innovation, and creativity. He is Founder and Principal at Tigerbrook, where he helps organizations and creatives operationalize innovation and harness emerging technology. Previously, he served as City of Miami’s CIO/Director of Innovation and Technology, leading efforts to transform digital services, streamline IT operations, build process improvement capacity, implement 311 systems, conceptualize smart city solutions, and apply data-driven decision-making. Maintaining a people-first focus across nearly two decades of municipal work, he has built valuable relationships across cities, businesses, foundations, non-profits, universities, and civic tech organizations. As a founding member of Mayor Suarez’s Venture Miami team, he provided concierge support to founders, funders, and technologists across Miami’s tech ecosystem.