Mike Isaac - Speaker

Mike Isaac is a journalist focused on Meta, the parent company of Facebook, along with its apps like Instagram and WhatsApp. He also covers Meta’s virtual and augmented reality division. His interests extend to the broader Silicon Valley landscape, exploring the dynamics among major tech companies and their impact on digital and offline culture. This includes topics such as venture capital, startup founders, and emerging computing frontiers. He is particularly drawn to stories involving corporate misconduct and hypocrisy.
Mike has over a decade of experience in technology, witnessing the evolution of Web 2.0 and the social web. Based on his reporting for The Times during a critical period in its history, he authored “Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber,” a New York Times best-seller detailing the rise and fall of the ride-hailing company. The book was adapted into a limited series for Showtime in 2022.
Before this, he served as a senior editor at Re/Code and AllThingsDigital, focusing on social media companies, and worked as a staff writer for WIRED Magazine, covering the rise of mobile computing. He began his career in music journalism, contributing to Paste Magazine and Performer, and continues to attend live shows whenever possible.
Mike grew up primarily in Fort Worth, Texas, and has moved over 30 times across the United States. He attended high school in Texas before relocating to the Bay Area, where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in English literature from the University of California, Berkeley. He currently resides in Oakland, California.