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Mark brings significant experience in venture capital, investment banking and operations to Silicon Foundry. He has spent over 30 years building, advising, and investing in great technology, media, and ecommerce companies.
Most recently, Mark was a General Partner and led US growth equity investment at Partech Partners, a leading transatlantic technology investment firm, with offices in San Francisco, Paris, Berlin and Dakar. Partech invests in digital and tech startups at seed, venture and growth stages.
Prior to Partech, Mark served as SVP of Business Development for Wanderful Media to help lead its efforts to grow and serve the audiences of 12 major media companies with local discovery shopping solutions across the web, social, tablets and mobile
Previously, Mark was the COO & CFO of ShopRunner, a consumer membership service that provides benefits like free 2-day shipping and returns and instant checkout at 100+ of the best online retailers. Mark was also an early investor and board member of GSI Commerce (ShopRunner's predecessor), where he sat on the board from 2000 until its acquisition by eBay in 2011.
Mark was a Venture Partner at Maveron from 2010–2012, where he focused on early stage investments in web enabled consumer companies. Maveron is a leading venture capital firm founded by Dan Levitan and Howard Schultz (Starbucks Founder and CEO).
Before joining Maveron, Mark was one of the founding partners at Rustic Canyon Partners, where he worked from 2000 until 2010. At the firm his primary areas of investment were consumer internet, ecommerce, gaming and digital media. At Rustic Canyon, Mark led numerous investments including GSI Commerce, MerchantCircle, and Good Technology. He also previously sat on the board of Marc Ecko Enterprises.
Prior to founding Rustic Canyon, Mark was an investment banker at Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc., most recently as principal and co-head of Morgan Stanley’s Technology Mergers and Acquisitions Group, based in Menlo Park, CA. During Mark’s tenure, Morgan Stanley was recognized as the leading technology M&A advisor for three consecutive years, and Mark was responsible for advising on more than 50 completed transactions valued in excess of $150 billion involving clients such as HP, Microsoft, Netscape, VeriSign, AT&T, Softbank and Time Warner. 
As a deeply curious strategic leader and team builder, I bring big commercial ideas that drive long-term impact to market.
I'm obsessed with blueprinting what's new and next by understanding the pace of change and prototyping in the unknown. My experience is non-linear by design - colouring outside the lines, expanding [pushing] boundaries and finding magic in the white space of intersections and peripherals that are often overlooked. I'm equal parts left brained and right brained and have the privilege of being a student of powerfully brilliant visionary leaders who have inspired me to think in an expansive way to drive systems level change by focusing both on designing long term transformation while delivering short(er) term commercial impact.
I’ve held senior roles across brand strategy, business design, innovation and transformation at some of the world's top companies, including Nasdaq, where I am the Chief Digital Officer, and previously at Google, NBC, Edelman Digital, and Viacom. I have also served as a trusted advisor and thought partner to some of the world's top executives and leaders at GE, Estee Lauder, Samsung, the Department of Education, and the White House during the Obama Administration. 
As a Venture Partner at Digihey, over the past three months, the focus has been on developing high-performing distributed engineering teams for startups. By leveraging innovative approaches, the organization has enhanced client satisfaction and ensured cost-effective delivery, helping establish Digihey as a reliable partner in the tech ecosystem.
Previously, at Neurons Lab, I contributed to impactful AI-driven business development for over a year, empowering clients to unlock the potential of artificial intelligence. With expertise in go-to-market strategy, corporate venture capital, and emerging technologies, a collaborative approach consistently drives meaningful results across industries. 
