Netskope CIO Mike Anderson on Future Proofing Your Team & Career

This week, we are shining a light on Mike Anderson, Chief Digital & Information Officer at Netskope, to unpack the mindset and playbook behind his exceptional ability to “lift as he climbs.” Mike’s not your typical tech exec; he’s a business guy in an IT wrapper, someone who’s as comfortable in the boardroom as he is in the scrum room. 

From his early days at Schneider Electric to helping Netskope go public, Mike shares hard-earned lessons on balancing transformation with operational excellence, reshaping pressure into performance, and leveraging storytelling as a leadership superpower.

Tune in for insights from Mike’s playbook, including:

• The importance of learning the business in your first 90 days
• Instilling ambition and helping people aspire to more
• Securing buy-in for bold ideas
• How he approaches his dual role leading Netskope’s strategy office and IT
• Learning from adversity and staying positive

Featuring submitted questions from:

• Annette Clayton, Board Director, OshKosh, Nordson, Flash, NXP Semiconductors, & Duke Energy
• Amanda Anderson, Senior Director, Integrated Marketing, Digital & Marketing Ops, Netskope
• Clint Clark, VP, IT Engineering & Architecture, Netskope
• Danyel Bischof-Forsyth, Chief Technology & Information Officer, 7 Brew Coffee, Episode #73 Guest
• Alan Rankin, Mike’s Long Time Friend