As CTO, Mark leads NPI’s transformative technology and product innovation initiatives. He is a seasoned technology executive and entrepreneur with over three decades of leadership experience in IT and innovation. Mark has a proven track record of founding and scaling ventures, including Spark Limited SEZC, where he developed a cutting-edge sports team management platform, and xPeerient, a business networking startup. His extensive background includes senior roles at NET(net), CXO Media, IDC, and Oracle as well as academic accomplishments in musicology and technology. Mark is a graduate of the University of Georgia (BFA and MA, Musicology) and the University of Michigan (Ph.D. studies, Musicology), and studied in Germany and Austria as a Fulbright recipient.