Michael Despault

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Having a passion for computer technology since early childhood, Mike helps steer software development at Many Hats. Keeping up to date with the latest emerging technologies in computer software and hardware, he ensures our development techniques and toolsets are constantly evolving to provide the best possible services to our clients. Prior to co-founding Many Hats, Mike worked at Electronic Arts for over a decade as a Systems and Rendering Engineer on titles such as NBA Live, NHL, FIFA, SSX, and UFC. When Mike isn’t sitting in front of a computer, he enjoys camping, craft beer, soccer, volleyball, and going on walks with his 130lb Newfoundland “puppy” Merlin.

Evan Despault

Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer

Evan loves using technology to build creative solutions to everyday problems. He believes that creating great product requires more than just good intuition and helps lead software development at Many Hats with an emphasis on data-driven decision making and rapid iteration. Prior to co-founding Many Hats, Evan was a Program Manager on the search relevance team at Microsoft - where he delivered a tenfold improvement in ranking experimentation time, enabling Bing to catch up to its competitors on key search relevance metrics. Outside of work, Evan enjoys travelling and spending his summer camping throughout the Pacific Northwest.