Mark Austin

Venture Capital & Private Equity Investing; Board Member; Entrepreneur-in-Resident; Strategic Growth & Development Executive and Advisor bridging and catalyzing Innovation, Strategy, Technology, Finance and Management. Have advised CEOs, boards and investment funds in areas of corporate growth, finance, ventures, technology commercialization, intellectual property/capital, licensing and innovation.

Earlier, as a serial entrepreneur, founded companies in fields of green building materials, medical devices and electro-optics.

Previous clients have included multinational corporations, public and private growth companies, investment banks, venture funds, multilateral institutions including UN agencies, foundations, as well as new ventures and start-ups.

Companies and projects have ranged throughout the US, as well as Europe, China, Middle East, South Africa, Brazil, Senegal, Mexico, Japan, Costa Rica and the Caribbean. Have delivered conference presentations, including keynotes, on Corporate Strategy, Business Planning, Financing Early Stage Companies, New Ventures, Licensing and Technology Transfer.

Specialties: Venture Capital, Innovation, Strategy, Vision, Intellectual Property, Licensing, Technology Transfer, Technology Commercialization, New Ventures and Start-ups, International, Entrepreneur, Marketing, Business Planning, New Business Development, Alternative & Renewable Energy, Cleantech.