Bio

Originally from New York City (Brooklyn), Mark has primarily lived and worked in Silicon Valley and Boston, where he now resides. Mark has more than 20 years of experience in technology and finance, including mergers & acquisitions, technology industry equity research, and engineering. When he isn’t traveling the world advising clients, Mark enjoys spending time at home with his son and wife, and playing guitar. Prior to Menalto Advisors, Mark was a Managing Director at Pagemill Partners. As an investment banker, he has successfully completed more than 50 transactions (domestic M&A, international M&A, and strategic investments) across a broad range of technology sectors and geographies, including transactions with many of the largest tech buyers (e.g., Apple, Google, Intel, Qualcomm, etc.). Mark is also responsible for “Thought Leadership” at Menalto Advisors and has written numerous in-depth (100+ pages) “Thought Reports” covering topics such as AI/machine learning, semiconductors, e-commerce, real estate tech, emerging automotive technologies, European Tech M&A, and healthcare technology. Before becoming an investment banker, Mark was a Managing Director and technology industry research analyst at several Wall Street firms. Mark performed in-depth analysis of companies across the tech industry and wrote numerous reports on industry trends and technologies. He received a number of industry accolades, including the Wall Street Journal “Best on the Street” award, and was a guest analyst on a variety of TV financial news programs. Mark began his financial career as an Associate at Goldman Sachs. Prior to graduate school, Mark worked at General Electric where he managed a variety of complex electronics projects (including both software and hardware technologies). Mark earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, with a Computer Science minor, from Polytechnic University (now NYU Tandon School of Engineering), and both a Master's (Electrical Engineering) and an MBA (Sloan) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he completed a two-year dual-degree program.