Michael Piacente is a well-established executive and co-founder of several successful companies, with extensive experience in technology, executive search, and managed hosting. He began his career at SiteSmith, where he served as the Regional Vice President of Management IT Operations Services. Later, he co-founded OpSource, Inc. (now Dimension Data), where he served as the Vice President of Enterprise Cloud Computing and Managed Hosting. After this, he founded his second venture, CVP Executive Search, where he served as the Managing Director and Founder of the Technology Practice. Most recently, he served as the US CEO of The MitchelLake Group, a leading global technology executive search firm, and is currently the Managing Director of North America at the firm. Michael is also a Technology Partner at Calibre One, a global executive search firm. He studied Bachelor of Science in History at the University of Delaware.