Mick Lasher founded Lasher Associates in 1985, and currently serves as President of the firm. He is a renowned expert on recruiting, with particular expertise in all forms of technology and the unique challenges facing emerging companies.

Mick has been a Director of the Florida Venture Forum since 1986 and served as Chairman in 1992, the inaugural year of the Annual Florida Venture Capital Conference. He is a past President of a local chapter of the Society of Human Resources Management and served as Adjunct Professor in the MBA program at Florida International University.

Mick is also past Director and Vice Chairman of Enterprise Development Corporation of South Florida, a public/private developer of emerging companies. He has served on the corporate boards of Unipower Corporation, a Florida-based manufacturer of electronic power supplies, and StrandWare, Inc., a leading developer of barcode software headquartered in Wisconsin.

Mick began his human resource management career with Coulter Corporation (now Beckman-Coulter). He then joined Fleming Associates, a nationally renowned retained executive search firm, as a partner.

Mick earned a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Florida, attended graduate studies at Golden Gate College, and served four years in the United States Air Force.