# Michael Barrett

> Michael Barrett, also known as Mike Barrett, co-founded software engineering company Unosquare with Mario Di Vece in 2009 and served as its CEO before handing the role to Giancarlo Di Vece in 2019. Based in the Portland area, he now presents himself as a speaker, entrepreneur, board advisor and angel investor, with interests spanning cross-border technology services, identity authentication and small-business growth.

- **Role:** Co-founder and former CEO at Unosquare; speaker, angel investor and board advisor
- **Organizations:** Unosquare, Nearshore Executive Alliance, Cozera / IDgo, TiE Oregon, TCS, Xavient, Centerlogic
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Judson University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Unosquare in 2009 and led it as CEO through its first decade., Reported growing Unosquare from three to almost 400 employees without debt and while profitable by September 2017., Helped co-found the Nearshore Executive Alliance.

## Career timeline

- **1984–1988** — Attended Judson University; separately reported earning an undergraduate communications degree.
- **Before 2009** — Worked in sales and marketing leadership, including at TCS, Xavient and Centerlogic.
- **2009** — Co-founded Unosquare with Mario Di Vece, beginning in a spare bedroom in Lincoln City, Oregon.
- **2011** — Published Nearshoring to Latin America: An Executive Guide to Outsourcing IT Services.
- **2017** — Unosquare announced a Belfast engineering center with plans for 100 jobs by the end of 2019.
- **2019** — Handed the CEO role to Giancarlo Di Vece; was identified publicly as chief revenue officer in February 2019.
- **2020** — Unosquare partnered with Trivest, according to Barrett’s personal biography.
- **2022** — Appointed CEO of identity-authentication company Cozera in August.
- **2023** — Publicly welcomed Rocky Scales as Cozera / id-go CEO.
- **2025** — Ridgemont Equity Partners announced the recapitalization of Unosquare on June 12.
- **2026** — His website presents his work as speaking, angel investing and board advisory activity.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Unosquare in 2009 and led it as CEO through its first decade.
- Reported growing Unosquare from three to almost 400 employees without debt and while profitable by September 2017.
- Helped co-found the Nearshore Executive Alliance.
- Authored an executive guide to IT outsourcing in Latin America.
- His current biography credits Unosquare with ten consecutive Inc. 5000 appearances and growth to roughly 1,200 people across seven countries; these are retrospective figures.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Shared a LinkedIn account of a keynote for Vista Capital Partners’ annual employee retreat.
- **2026-02** — His website dated a retrospective about Unosquare’s beginnings and leadership succession February 23, 2026.
- **2025-06** — Ridgemont announced its investment in Unosquare; the transaction announcement said the founder and management team would remain significantly invested.

## Links

- Website: https://mikebarrett.us/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelkbarrett/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/mikebarrett10
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@csusoregon

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Last updated: 2026-10-23