Mark is the Director of Strategy at The Africa Innovation Center, a Cambridge-based innovation hub focused on the future of work and market-creating innovations for the continent and its diaspora. He is Tech Investment Advisor and an avid Digital Entrepreneur. As a technology professional and business leader, Mark has a track record of creating international deals and managing complex, multi-stakeholder projects.

Previously, Mark has worked as Director at Bridge2Rwanda and Associate on the Alexa Data Services first team in Boston, among others. As a scholar, Mark’s research focuses on what Science, Technology and Innovation mean from Africa. He holds A Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, a Masters in International Business from Tufts University and a dual MBA/ Master of Science in Digital Innovation from Bentley University.