Mike Forcht

Mike Forcht, Ed.D., M.B.A., has served as the Senior Vice President of People & Corporate Services (HR) since March 2019. Prior to Gritstone, Mr. Forcht was at ADLINK Technology, where he was the vice president of HR. In this capacity, he provided global HR leadership, including overseeing the strategic direction and implementation of talent acquisition and development for this technology leader. From 2014 to 2016, Mr. Forcht was the vice president of HR at Intematix, a technology company that had been ranked among Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 list for several years in a row. Previously, he was the senior director of HR operations and talent development at SanDisk where he supported a global R&D organization. From 2009 to 2012, Mr. Forcht was the vice president of HR for Applied Signal Technology, a full-service intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) provider bringing cutting-edge science and engineering together to enhance global security. Mr. Forcht also held leadership roles at Loral Space Systems, Intuit, Genesys Telecommunications, 3Com Corporation and Apple Computer. Mr. Forcht has an Ed.D. in organizational leadership from the University of San Francisco and an M.B.A. from San Jose State University.