Mike Heuer

Mike is a board-facing CIO who scaled a $500M Blackstone portfolio company to $2.5B in revenue through 24 acquisitions, transforming IT into a strategic growth engine. With 30 years of experience across fintech, healthcare, retail, construction, and high-tech, Mike delivers enterprise-wide modernization, AI adoption, and cybersecurity uplift that unlock EBITDA impact and investor value.

Most recently, Mike served as Chief Information Officer of Legence, a Blackstone portfolio company specializing in mission-critical building engineering and construction. As a member of the executive leadership team, he led digital strategy, acquisition integration, and cloud transformation across a multi-brand platform. His initiatives raised the company’s cyber maturity score from 16 to 97 out of 100, drove 80%+ adoption of AI tools across operations and finance, and enabled daily board-level reporting through a newly built enterprise data warehouse.

Previously, Mike was Head of Global Information Technology for Blackhawk Network, a $1.5B Silver Lake-backed fintech leader. He delivered global ERP and CRM platforms across three continents, integrated 18 acquisitions, and consolidated 12 regional data centers into a single cloud architecture—reducing infrastructure costs and accelerating revenue synergies.

Earlier leadership roles at Peet’s Coffee (A JAB portfolio company), Blue Shield of California, Applied Materials, Deem, and Accenture shaped Mike’s expertise in regulated industries, consumer enablement, and global delivery. He has led teams of 500+, managed budgets exceeding $80M, and built scalable systems that support growth, compliance, and operational excellence.
Mike holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Northwestern University. He thrives in complexity, builds high-performing teams, and partners with boards to align technology with strategic outcomes.
 

Most recently, Mike served as Chief Information Officer of Legence, a Blackstone portfolio company specializing in mission-critical building engineering and construction. As a member of the executive leadership team, he led digital strategy, acquisition integration, and cloud transformation across a multi-brand platform. His initiatives raised the company’s cyber maturity score from 16 to 97 out of 100, drove 80%+ adoption of AI tools across operations and finance, and enabled daily board-level reporting through a newly built enterprise data warehouse.

Previously, Mike was Head of Global Information Technology for Blackhawk Network, a $1.5B Silver Lake-backed fintech leader. He delivered global ERP and CRM platforms across three continents, integrated 18 acquisitions, and consolidated 12 regional data centers into a single cloud architecture—reducing infrastructure costs and accelerating revenue synergies.

Earlier leadership roles at Peet’s Coffee (A JAB portfolio company), Blue Shield of California, Applied Materials, Deem, and Accenture shaped Mike’s expertise in regulated industries, consumer enablement, and global delivery. He has led teams of 500+, managed budgets exceeding $80M, and built scalable systems that support growth, compliance, and operational excellence.
Mike holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Northwestern University. He thrives in complexity, builds high-performing teams, and partners with boards to align technology with strategic outcomes.
 

Bachelors Degree in Computer Science from Northwestern University