Mike Clifford Email Address

Executive Vice President, Operations and Strategy, UFCU

Whole Foods Market, Inc. is a supermarket that provides natural and organic products.

I'm an experienced senior-level Executive at several high-growth companies. I have also become an Investor and Advisor with small, startup companies looking to become technology suppliers to the type of corporations where I once was an Executive. In August, 2018 I joined University Federal Credit Union (UFCU) as the VP - Information Technology/Chief Information Officer. This marked a return to an Executive Leadership role after several years as a private Investor, Advisor and Consultant. I became Executive Vice President, Operations and Strategy in January, 2020, supporting Finance, Information Technology, Human Resources, Organizational Development, Enterprise Risk Management and Legal. I continue to hold Board memberships in several Austin-area non-profits. I spent 12 great years as the CIO at Whole Foods Market, starting there in September of 2000. I stepped out of that role in September of 2012. I have been an Investor in several small, Austin-based companies, as an individual Angel investor and part of small syndicates. I work as a Mentor and Advisor with these organizations to pitch, market and support large potential corporate clients. I am an active participant with the Social Venture Partner group in Austin; we advise non-profits in their pursuit of income-generating products and activities. I have become a large and small company growth expert, and am called to advise investors and CEO's on how to better market their products, and organize for expansion. I want to contribute to the development of teams and individuals in meaningful endeavors. I'm in Pay-It-Forward mode; I'm rewarded through the success of others