Mistele holds a B.S. in computer engineering from the University of Michigan (1986-1990) and an MBA from Harvard Business School (1993-1995).[4]
Formerly, Mistele was a member of the Bipartisan Policy Center's National Transportation Policy Project, the United States Department of Transportation's ITS Advisory Committee, and a board member of the Intelligent Transportation Society of America.[5]
He joined Microsoft in August 1995 as a program manager responsible for the business & finance category of The Microsoft Network.[6] While at Microsoft, Mistele was responsible for building four businesses within the company, including Microsoft's Automotive, Mobile Services, Real Estate and Personal Finance/Investing units.[7][8]
Mistele currently serves on the board of the Discovery Institute, a creationist group, and is co-founder of ACES Northwest.[9]