Mark Shepardson

Mark Shepardson has a diverse work experience in various leadership roles. Mark is currently the Chief Technology Officer at Parry Labs, where they define the technology vision and strategy for the company. Prior to that, they worked as the Portfolio Director for NRO Programs at Palantir Technologies, leading all NRO business activities. Mark also served as the Vice President Digital Channels at Humana, where they spearheaded the development of a multi-thrust strategic approach to digital transformation. In their tenure at Northrop Grumman, Mark held multiple roles including Senior Director of Enterprise Digital Transformation and Agile/DevSecOps Strategy, NGMS Senior Fellow/Chief Software Architect, Director of Mission Architectures for Space ISR Future Mission & Programs, and Director/Chief Architect for Restricted Space Systems. Mark began their career as a Software Architecture Consultant at Line Engineering, where they led the development of SOA and enterprise architecture for networked systems.

Mark Shepardson has a Master of Science degree in Computer Science from the Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering. Mark also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of Minnesota.