Mark has spent the last 20 years as a successful internet media CEO and entrepreneur.  Mark currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of both Songbird (POTI) as well as Playhaven.  Most recently, Mark was the CEO at Vudu, a leading provider of digital home entertainment and interactive television services which was acquired by Walmart in 2010. Prior to Vudu, Mark was the Chief Operating Officer of Fox Interactive Media (FIM) where he was responsible for all of its Internet properties including MySpace, IGN Entertainment, FoxSports.com, AmericanIdol.com, and Scout Media. Mark led FIM’s overall product planning, engineering, content, business development, sales/monetization, and merger integration efforts, overseeing more than 1000 employees and $800 Million of annual revenue.  Prior to FIM, Mark was the co-founder and CEO of IGN Entertainment, a leading Internet media and services company for videogaming and other forms of digital entertainment that he took public in 2000 and then private in 2003. Mark led IGN’s sale to NewsCorp, the parent company of FIM in 2005.

Mark holds an MBA from Stanford Business School and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Princeton University.  He is a member of the Board of Directors of 3PAR (NYSE: PAR).  He is also a member of the Board of Directors of MetaCafe, the Management Board of the Stanford Graduate School of Business, the Leadership Council for the Princeton School of Engineering and Applied Science, the Board of Directors of the League of American Orchestras, the Board of Governors of the San Francisco Symphony, as well as the Young Presidents Organization (YPO).

Return to the International Board of Directors