Michael Bayer | Source | Chief Financial Officer at Wasabi Technologies
Michael Bayer
Michael joined the Wasabi team after spending 25+ years in various finance, operations, technology and business development roles, primarily for venture-backed technology and clean tech companies. His most recent role was at iZotope Inc. where he served as the CFO. Prior to that, he managed the IPO for MotherNature.com and acquisitions for LightChip and Revivio. Michael co-founded RPM Communications, where he led the launch of a 100,000-user mobile social network.
A chartered financial analyst, Michael is on the Steering Committee of The CFO Leadership Council and a frequent speaker and organizer of panels for CFOs and has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, and other financial publications. As an adjunct lecturer at Babson College, Michael teaches corporate finance to both graduate and undergraduate students. Michael holds an MBA from Cornell University and a BS from Babson College (finance and investments), and he previously studied computer science and economics at Brandeis University. He was honored as a 2018 CFO of the Year from the Boston Business Journal.
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Wasabi Technologies (https://wasabi.com/)
Chief Financial Officer
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Wasabi CFO On Doing Business With SVB: What Worked, What Didn’t And What’s Ahead | CRN
Silicon Valley Bank is the ideal bank for high-growth, cash-burning tech startups, but it may be time to look at options, Wasabi’s CFO told CRN.
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How this unicorn CFO built a best-in-class tech stack
“The more automation we apply, the more intellect we can apply,” says Wasabi Technologies’ Michael Bayer.
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Stagflation: A Looming Threat to the U.S. Economy
Michael explains stagflation as "a period of high inflation, unemployment, and slow growth." He warns of its threat due to the difficulty in balancing interest rates and spending. With rising rates, tariffs, and AI disruptions, uncertainty looms, causing market volatility. Michael emphasizes the need for awareness as these factors could lead to increased inflation and unemployment.
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“I think we are in the very early stages of what this broad term of AI will unlock for us all,” Bayer said in an interview. “It’s perhaps more transformational than all of those other things that preceded it, and I think it’s a really exciting time to be at that sort of intersection point of finance and information.”
