During a 55-year real estate career Mike served as CEO of Sutter Hill Ltd, Bren Properties, M&T Properties, Couch Properties and currently Couch Investments.
His extensive nonprofits board experience spans 85 years of services. His board services include 14 organizations serving as Board Chair on 10 of them. The organization including Palo Alto Rotary, Channing House, Avenidas, YMCA Mid-Peninsula, East Palo Alto YMCA, YMCA of Silicon Valley, Mountain View Chamber of Commerce, Mountain View Day Workers Center, Big Brothers and Big Sisters of the Peninsula, California Business Properties, University of Oregon Foundation and Investments Committee, UO Alumni Association and Executive Committee, UO CAS Advisory Board, Santa Clara University Business School Real Estate Advisory Board.