With a rich career spanning over two decades, Mark stands out as an expert in corporate innovation, specializing in business strategy, design, and leadership development. His vast experience covers collaboration with world-class intrapreneurs from Fortune 500 to mid-sized companies and public sector organizations.

Mark’s core strength lies in his ability to develop team capabilities, thereby unlocking new growth trajectories for organizations. His unique combination of engineering acumen, business prowess, and human-centered design thinking makes him a sought-after consultant in the innovation landscape.

An advocate for innovation empowerment, Mark’s passion is to bolster individuals with the agency to innovate and to usher organizations towards market dominance. He offers dynamic facilitation, employs practical tools, and provides accessible frameworks, all underpinned by his invaluable real-world insights. This approach equips executive leaders with the means to harness their creative potential and strategically pursue their objectives.

In the critical realm of strategic thinking, Mark’s expertise shines. He guides leaders to embed and expand new practices, ensuring tangible business outcomes. His custom approach means every organization receives processes and tools tailored to their unique needs.

As the former Managing Director of DesignWorks, the Business Design Lab at the Rotman School of Management, Mark’s influence extended to training thousands of business leaders in the art of innovation by strategic design – helping Rotman become the first in world to embed design thinking principles into business education. His academic credentials include an MBA from the University of Toronto, emphasizing Entrepreneurship and Strategy and a Degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Waterloo.