From StartupCamp

F. Mark Modzelewski, CEO, Stealth Startup

Panel Speaker: Notes From Mission Control: Rules For A Successful Media Launch

Bio: Mark is a seasoned technology entrepreneur, executive, investor and visionary. He is currently acting CEO of a venture backed clean energy company that was spun out of Harvard University.

Mark was the managing director and co-founder of Bang Ventures, an investment firm based in New York with offices in Cambridge focused on technology investments including Web 2.0, Health 2.0, enterprise applications, search, as well as new energy innovations and medical devices. From his role in Bang, he also launched the You Be the VC, a groundbreaking entrepreneurial competition.

Previously, Mark co-founded New Europe Ventures, a Polish-based venture capital firm, as well as the Benet Group, Leonardo BioSystems, Lux Research and the NanoBusiness Alliance. He has served as a senior executive at NanoDynamics (and continues to advise the company), Opion, GolinHarris and NRW. In addition, he has consulted for companies ranging from NanoSys to Engelhard to Mastercard to Yahoo to eSpeed to Pixar to DaimlerChrysler.

Mark is a member of the Nanotechnology Technical Advisory Group to the President's Council of Advisers on Science and Technology (PCAST). He was recognized by Forbes as a "powerbroker" and has been featured in Time, Newsweek, U.S. News, ABC, BBC, N.Y. Times, Business Week, Fortune and the Wall Street Journal, among others. Mark also appears regularly as a Fox Business News technology commentator and previously was the author of the Boston Herald's Hub 2.0 Blog and served as a regular contributor to CNBC.

Before entering the private sector, Mark was an appointee in the Clinton Administration developing policy, legal and communication strategy efforts on issues including Y2K preparedness, U.S. mortgage and banking systems, the online transformation and integration of HUD and FHA programs, digital divide efforts, biotech and organic food standards, and regional economic development programs.

Mark is a graduate of the U. Denver College of Law (JD) and Boston U. (BFA, Painting). He is an avid supporter of the arts and also funds numerous animal charities, in particular pit bull rescue organizations and groups that combat breed specific legislation. When not at work, he can be found getting tattooed at Pino Brothers or hanging out with his 3 dogs in Davis Square.