Mark is a strategist and senior research practitioner. He leads NavigateX research on emerging technology and the capability frontier, with a particular interest in the points where rapidly emerging disruptions trigger market and societal shifts.
His career began with fifteen years at IBM across New Zealand, Hong Kong, and Australia. For twenty-five years after that he co-led a strategic foresight consultancy across Australasia, advising senior leaders in industry and government on long-horizon technology and market dynamics. He has also held a research role at RethinkX, contributing to the body of public research that NavigateX now builds on.
At NavigateX, Mark works on the applied research and the AI-driven analytical tools that operationalize disruption economics. He brings the rigor of a senior research practitioner, and a particular sensitivity to how senior decision-makers actually use this kind of analysis in practice.
He balances the research mission with average golf, making art, adventurous cooking, and time with family and grandchildren.