Mike Anderson

Mike has spent the last decade as a founder and engineering leader on Vancouver Island, in roles spanning CTO, COO, and hands-on engineering leadership at Intlabs, Echosec Systems, and Atreides. At Echosec, a social media search and threat intelligence company, he served as both CTO and COO and oversaw a successful exit; at Intlabs, a data privacy and governance startup, he led the company as CTO. He is passionate about novel uses of personal data, its impact, and how it can be secured from abuse and theft.

A UVic grad, Mike maintains a close connection to the Software Engineering faculty, often speaking at panels to emerging technologists, and mentors early-stage companies on R&D grants, software development practices, and security and compliance.