Mark Minevich

Summary

Mark Minevich is a global strategist, technology executive, UN advisor, author, columnist, private investor, and venture capitalist. He is Founding Partner and Chairman of Going Global Ventures (GGV), a New York-based investment and strategic advisory firm advising governments, enterprises, and brands across the US, EU, Gulf Countries, South America, and Japan. He was recently appointed Strategic Partner at Mayfield Venture Capital, a leading Silicon Valley VC. Mark serves on the Board of Directors of the International Data Center Authority in Washington, DC, Co-Chairs AI150 under Constellation Research, and sits on Franklin Templeton AI’s corporate advisory board. He is a Senior Fellow with both the Council on Competitiveness and the Global Federation of Competitiveness Councils. He advises Hitachi Japan, Hitachi Vantara, Aramco, and the Saudi Data and AI Authority (SDAIA). Mark holds board and advisory roles in DevRev (US), NukkAI (Chair, France), 1FS Wealth (UK), Corent Technology (US), and Quant.AI (US). He was a board advisor and investor in Infosec Global (Switzerland/Canada), acquired by Keyfactor in May 2025, and an early advisor to DarwinAI, acquired by Apple in 2023. He previously served as strategic advisor to BCG and BCGX, Chief Digital Officer at AMELIA, Vice Chair and CTO at the Comrade Group, and held senior roles at IBM. He was a member of the executive committee at WorkingNation, shaping the future of work. Mark has been a World Economic Forum member since 2020 and served on the G20/B20 digitalization task force. As a UNDESA advisor, he advances digital governance. He co-founded the AI for the Planet Alliance with UNDP, UNESCO, and BCG, and chairs the executive committee of the AI for Good Foundation. As a Forbes contributor since 2020, Mark has published 120+ articles on AI and sustainability. His latest book, Our Planet Powered by AI (Wiley), explores AI’s global impact. Previous bestsellers include Six Billion Minds and The CTO Handbook. His work appears in Forbes, TechCrunch, MarketWatch, Fast Company, VentureBeat, WEF, and is cited by Newsweek, CNBC, BBC, and others. He has received the Albert Einstein Award for Outstanding Achievement, the Outstanding Artificial Intelligence Expert Award of Distinction, and has been named among the Top 50 AI Influencers and Top 100 Power List.