Mark Crager

Mark Crager is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in sales, marketing, and business development, particularly within the financial services and fintech sectors. As the Founder and Managing Partner of Next Stage Partners since March 2017, Mark leads strategies to aid financial institutions and startups in their growth. Additional roles include North American Sales Lead at Flow Networks and Senior Business Advisor positions at Olive Group Ltd., ModFi, Ciphertext Solutions, Inc., BlytzPay, and LexAlign PBC. Mark also contributes as a Business Mentor at Plug and Play Tech Center and a Mentor & Board Advisor at StartX. Mark holds a B.S. in Marketing from California State University, Chico, obtained between 1980 and 1983.