Mike Zisman

Mike has a long career in building and managing successful businesses. In 1979, Mike founded Soft-Switch, the leading supplier of software to interconnect electronic mail systems. Soft-Switch was sold to Lotus Development Corporation in the early 1990s, where Mike became CEO. IBM acquired Lotus in 1995, and Mike went on to become a Vice President of the IBM Corporate Strategy Group and served on the IBM Worldwide Management Council.

Mike has a Ph.D. in Decision Sciences from Penn and was on the faculty at M.I.T. before becoming an entrepreneur. His long-standing interest in scheduling problems is the genesis of Golf Genius Software.

Mike is a member of Merion Golf Club, Saucon Valley Country Club, and Sea Oaks Country Club. He is passionate about the game of golf and the camaraderie that it fosters.