Mark Levine joined Core Capital in 2000 from GCI Venture Partners, an early stage technology venture capital fund that he founded and that was an early investor in webMethods, one of the most successful software IPOs in NASDAQ history.
Previously, Mark served as an officer of GEO-CENTERS, a technology firm with more than $200 million in revenue when it was acquired by SAIC. There, he was responsible for corporate development, government and industry relations, and management of the firm’s intellectual property portfolio, licenses and joint ventures. Prior to that, Mark was Subcommittee Staff Director for the Small Business Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives and was involved in several successful legislative and regulatory initiatives including the Small Business Innovation Development Act and the Small Business and University Patent Act.
His civic and business activities include serving on the Board of Trustees of the Mid-Atlantic Venture Association (MAVA), the Board of Advisors of both The George Washington University School of Business and the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Maryland, and the Advisory Board of Marshfield Associates.
Mark received his M.B.A. from The George Washington University and lives in Washington, DC with his wife and two children.
Board Involvement:Mark represents Core on the Boards of Directors of buySAFE, FreedomPay, MedVentive, Roundbox (Observer), and Valen Technologies. He has also served on the Boards of Directors of InPhonic (NASDAQ:INPC) and VocalData (acquired by TKLC).