Mark is an early stage technology investor, entrepreneur and commodities trader based in NYC. Through Birch Ventures, he works with a portfolio of early stage B2B technology start-ups such as Profitably, Postling, Trove, Onepager and others providing both capital and guidance in the areas of marketing, sales, strategic planning and funding. Previously, he worked at a diverse group of technology companies including Oracle, E.piphany and Siebel across senior management, sales and product management roles. He got his start in technology by accident as a programmer without any programming experience. Mark is an active proprietary commodities trader focused on base metals trading in NY and London. Mark graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Boston University. In his non-working hours, he is a fund raiser for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and hits the open-mic circuit playing his guitar.