Mark Lockareff

Mark Lockareff is a growth-focused CEO and investor who has steered 50+ companies in Internet, SaaS, PLG, IoT, enterprise infrastructure, big data, and mobile/social markets as a founder, CEO, COO, senior executive, board member, adviser, and venture capital investor. They currently serve as Chief Executive Officer of GridGain, as a Venture Partner and Investment Committee Member at Black River Ventures, as Co-Founder and Managing Director at ClearPath Partners, as Chairman of the Investment Committee at Portal Venture Partners, and as an Investor and Advisor to Lyten and Style DNA. Their experience includes roles at Riverbed Technology, Facebook, Meritech Capital, Nexenta Systems, ParAccel, and other firms where they contributed to strategy, fundraising, partnerships, and leadership. Lockareff earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Economics from Stanford University and an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.