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Mark E. Atkins has more than 25 years of management experience building both entrepreneurial and Fortune 1000 firms in the computer and financial industries. Before joining Invention Machine, Mark served as Chairman, President and CEO of Vality Technology Inc., which evolved from a startup in 1990 to its current position as a leader in the enterprise data quality market. Mark sold Vality Technology Inc. in April 2002 to Ascential Software Corporation for a cash transaction valued at 100 million dollars. Previously, Mark gained extensive business experience in both sales management and financial management positions. As Senior Vice President of Computer Solutions (the precursor to Powersoft), Mark was a key contributor to building the company from startup to a nationally-recognized enterprise; Powersoft was eventually acquired by Sybase in 1994. As National Sales Manager for the Data Networking division at Honeywell Information Systems, he was responsible for the global revenues of the division. Prior to this, he held executive management positions at Service Bureau Corporation (a former IBM subsidiary), Polaroid Corporation, and BayBank (acquired by BankBoston, now a part of Bank of America). Mark currently serves on several executive boards including the Board of Directors for the University of Massachusetts Foundation and is very involved in philanthropic circles. He has a B.A. from the University of Massachusetts, an advanced banking degree from the American Institute of Banking, and an M.B.A. in Finance and Accounting from Babson College. Mark is an adjunct professor University of Massachusetts M.B.A. graduate program. | 