Education
University of California, Berkeley
BA, Architecture -UCLA Anderson School of Management
MBA, -Work Experience
Rocket Science PR
Current
Rocket Science PR
XROCKET
Current
XROCKET
Neeva
2021-07-01 - 2023-06-01
Neeva
Portola Valley Partners
2021-03-01 - 2023-06-01
Portola Valley Partners
SommSelect
2014-01-01 - 2022-07-01
SommSelect
eyeo
2012-01-01 - 2020-05-01
eyeo
Silicon Valley Forum
1995-01-01 - 2004-01-01
Silicon Valley Forum
WorldsAway (Fujitsu)
1998-01-01 - 2000-01-01
WorldsAway (Fujitsu)
UC Berkeley Extension
1996-01-01 - 1998-01-01
UC Berkeley Extension
Golin
1994-01-01 - 1996-01-01
Golin
Skills
Summary
DISTINCTIONS: Recognized by Harvard Business Review (HBR) for 'the most successful [strategy] in history'; 3 client IPOs & 11 M&A exits; speaker at Goldman Sachs Technology & Internet conference; Board Director; multiple client exits to Private Equity and strategic acquisitions. WHAT I LOVE ABOUT MY WORK: Working with super-smart CEOs and their investors; working globally and appreciating that perspective; leveraging my International connections for business partnerships; conceiving 'big idea' valuation optimization; shaping technologies and companies into meaningful Brands; helping entrepreneurs exit their companies via M&A; possibly making a small dent in the Universe. ABOUT ROCKET SCIENCE: I'm fortunate to have a solid group of people helping me. Where we really excel as a team is: Communications Strategy; Digital strategy; Go-to-Market; Valuations; PR/Media relations. Feel free to connect with me here or reach out to mark@rocketscience.com.