Mike Van Heyde

Mike Van Heyde has a long and varied work experience. Starting in 2002, they were a Customer Service Rep, Web Developer, and Senior Web Developer at Progressive Insurance. In 2014, they taught an informal MySQL class at The University of Texas at Austin. In 2016, they became a Senior Product Manager at LegalZoom, where they expanded the registered agent program by 40% and created the first of its kind business compliance repair service. In 2017, they became a Senior Product Manager, Search & Discovery at Vrbo, where they led optimization and testing efforts around inventory inclusion and ranking, as well as removing reliance on 3rd parties for routing and other geography needs. In 2020, they became a Principal Product Manager at OJO Labs. In 2021, they Co-Founded Ivy Podcast Discovery, a way to discover podcasts through the topics and people present on the episodes. In 2022, they became the Director of Product Management at TrustRadius.

Mike Van Heyde obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science from Hiram College between 2000 and 2005.