Former Chief Data Officer, Philadelphia | Gov Tech Leader & Digital Transformation Expert | Senior Director at Ad Hoc | 20+ Years Building Modern Digital Services Across All Government Levels

Mark is the former Chief Data Officer for the City of Philadelphia, serving as one of the first municipal Chief Data Officers in the United States. He also served as Director of Government Relations at Code for America, and as Director of the Delaware Government Information Center. Self-taught in software development, he holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University, and is a former adjunct instructor at the University of Delaware’s Institute for Public Administration teaching a course in electronic government. Mark has almost 20 years of combined experience working for federal, state, and local governments in the U.S - including one of the largest states in the nation and one of the largest cities. His work experience spans both the executive and legislative branches of government working as a technology specialist, a policy advisor, a budget and revenue analyst, and as a government executive. Mark is an experienced manager and team leader, helping build and lead digital service teams working to apply new software development practices in the federal, state and local governments.