Mike Sarasti was most recently the City of Miami’s CIO/Director of Innovation and Technology, a position charged with driving innovation, technology operations, process improvement, collaboration, and data-driven strategy across municipal government. Throughout his career serving Miami’s residents, Mr. Sarasti has been instrumental in the advancement of civic services, user-driven technology, and open data. He has more than 15 years of government experience evaluating government processes, modernizing technology, analyzing performance metrics, and improving the usability of resident services. He has built valuable relationships across cities, foundations, non-profits, universities, and others throughout Miami’s civic tech community. At the City of Miami, he led efforts to transform digital services, streamline IT operations, build process improvement capacity, conceptualize smart city solutions, and explore blockchain and cryptocurrency applications. As a core member of Francis Suarez’s Venture Miami team, he provided concierge support to founders, funders, and technologists across Miami’s tech ecosystem. On his personal time, he also writes, produces, and performs in the electro-indie duo Raker.