Speaker Profile

Mike Buckley, 2x World Champion Sailor, CEO, and Co-Owner of the U.S. SailGP Team, acquired the team last November alongside Ryan McKillen, the founding engineer at Uber. As both CEO and an athlete on the boat in the role of Strategist, Mike combines his competitive drive with a visionary approach to leadership. Under his direction, the team has secured the most diverse investor group in sailing history, including Issa Rae, DeAndre Hopkins, Gary Vaynerchuk, and Marc Lasry's Avenue Capital Group. With a goal to establish the U.S. SailGP Team as the “NY Rangers of professional sailing globally,” Mike is passionate about making sailing culturally relevant and accessible to new audiences.