Marcus is a technologist, investor, and advisor passionate about driving change through technology. This love affair started when he was taught to program in elementary school at the tender age of eight. Since then, he has built a global reputation as a talented executive who drives transformation at scale and... Read more
Marcus is a technologist, investor, and advisor passionate about driving change through technology. This love affair started when he was taught to program in elementary school at the tender age of eight.
Since then, he has built a global reputation as a talented executive who drives transformation at scale and enjoys solving difficult problems in innovative ways, whether they be complex business challenges or life-changing social issues. He has spent half his career working for leading technology companies building world-class technology (Apple, Google, and IBM) and the other half helping iconic brands harness the power of technology to drive business value, including Comic Relief, Marks and Spencer, National Geographic, and T-Mobile.
Uniquely, this means that he has been on both sides of the digital disruption equation— organizations that are creating innovation, such as Google with its pioneering AI, and those that are being disrupted by the change that it brings, like National Geographic.
He has hands-on experience driving major change programs at scale, most recently at T-Mobile, where he was Chief Digital Officer responsible for the company’s digital strategy and all customer-facing technology, including the billing platform. He led product and technology at National Geographic, helping to bring about one of the most successful digital transformation stories, turning the venerable publication into the world’s top social media brand. At Google, he was part of the Office of the CTO, working on Google’s most challenging problems and Google’s customers’ most challenging problems, leveraging this technical expertise to help executives find solutions to significant challenges.
Today, he enjoys using his expertise and experience to help executives grapple with digital transformation and IT modernization and founders seeking to create impact worldwide by leveraging the power of innovative technologies such as AI. As an active investor, he is a director of and advisor to several AI-driven, high-growth startups with a particular focus on healthcare and media.
A passionate and articulate speaker, he excites and inspires audiences with his refreshing, hands-on insights based on decades as a real tech practitioner.