Mark Ties

Mark Ties is the CEO of Sumo Logic, with over 20 years of executive experience in financial leadership and operational transformation. He is passionate about building scalable technology businesses to enhance value creation efforts for shareholders, employees, and customers.

Before joining Sumo Logic, Mark was a Senior Operating Partner at Francisco Partners Consulting (FPC). Prior to FPC, Mark was the CEO of Perforce Software, where he led the transformation from a $50M single-product company to a $600M+ multiproduct global software business. During his tenure at Perforce, Mark was recognized as a 2020 EY Entrepreneur of the Year Heartland Region Award winner. Prior to Perforce, Mark served as the CFO & COO of HelpSystems (now Fortra Software), where he helped drive business growth from ~$50M to ~$200M in revenues.

Mark currently serves as the executive chairman of Perforce as well as on the boards of BlackDuck, Sumo Logic, and Blancco. Mark holds a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Minnesota – Mankato and is also a Certified Public Accountant (inactive status). Based primarily in Scottsdale, AZ, Mark also enjoys spending summers in Wayzata, MN.