As an entrepreneurial executive with 15 years of management, business development, operations, and information technology experience, Mark provides a well-rounded perspective on what it takes to identify and prioritize strategic objectives, create stakeholder alignment, and successfully launch multi-disciplinary ventures. Throughout his career Mark has cultivated a natural aptitude towards professional relationship development, consistently creating alliances between businesses, professional organizations, and industry leaders. His experience includes working with a variety of ambitious, dynamic organizations such as Amazon.com, Microsoft, Sun Microsystems, CNet, Nationwide Financial, WorldApp, Mass High Tech/Boston Business Journal, and Boston World Partnerships.

Most recently Mark was Founder/CEO of MarksGuide.com, an online publishing company that listed networking events tailored towards executives and professionals, serving Boston and other cities nationwide. By frequently attending events, acting as a business community liaison, and helping introduce key people, he eventually gained the trust and respect of various business and community leaders. By 2008 these efforts won him recognition by Boston’s Mayor Menino and the Boston World Partnerships economic development agency, for providing a valuable business community service, and was invited to join the inaugural team of “Connectors” to promote Boston locally, regionally, and globally. Similar accomplishments and initiatives since then eventually lead Mark to spend less time developing software, and more time developing strategic relationships. Hence Forrader Partners was born.

Prior to MarksGuide, Mark founded Xentiva Software Services, a software outsourcing company with operations based in Kiev, Ukraine, providing content management and data aggregation solutions. Mark has also held various business development and management roles both at early-stage startups as well as large enterprise-level companies. In addition, he is the founder of StartupSupportClub.org, a peer-based support network for technology business owners/executives and startup entrepreneurs.

Mark was born and raised in Columbus, OH, has lived throughout central and northern Europe, and moved to Boston in 2005. He graduated from Franklin University with a degree in Operations Process Management, speaks German and Swedish, is currently learning Spanish, and keeps up to date on global business issues and economic development initiatives. Outside of work Mark enjoys mountain biking, golf, tennis, electronic music, and theoretical physics.