Summary
Mike Drow is a seasoned CEO and operations-minded technology leader with 18 years in the parking and transportation industry and a 13-year track record of executive roles driving revenue and product innovation. He combines a mechanical engineering foundation and an MBA to translate future-focused ideas into managed innovation—launching new service lines, leading acquisitions, and building technology-enabled operating capabilities. As CEO of Asura Technologies and former SVP at T2 Systems and SP+, he has repeatedly entered unfamiliar business areas, identified practical opportunities, and scaled solutions across people, process, and systems. A long-time advocate for open data and standards, he serves on the board of the Alliance for Parking Data Standards and co-chairs IPI’s Technology Committee, publishing and presenting on tech adoption in mobility. Colleagues describe him as a builder who watches and learns before acting, favoring partnership or acquisition to accelerate execution and sustained profit growth.
12 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
MBA Ops Mgmt / Entrepreneurship / General, MBA Ops Mgmt / Entrepreneurship / General at DePaul Driehaus College of Business
BS Mechanical Engineering, BS Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University