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FH Mar 12 Walsh
DCA Live Friday Hangouts
Join DCA Live for our weekly Friday Hangout virtual networking series. Each week, we’ll invite a prominent DC-area CEO, founder, investor, real estate developer or general business sage to join us and share some thoughts on hot topics in local business. Join us by Zoom to meet our guests, ask questions, and join the discussion. Friday Hangouts are open to DCA Live members, partner companies, or you can purchase a day pass for the session. As our virtual business world continues for at least another several months, don’t miss these opportunities to meet local leaders and network with other DCA Live friends and partners.
Friday, March 12, 2021 10-11am
Special Guest: Mark Walsh, Legendary DC Entrepreneur and Investor
Mark Walsh was the head of Investment and Innovation for the Small Business Administration from 2015-217. Prior to joining the federal government, Mark had a 30+ year career in technology, media, venture capital, and angel investing. He was CEO of a high growth public company, (VerticalNet NASDAQ: VERT) was a senior executive at GE, AOL, and HBO, and has invested in and/or served on the board of a number of high profile public and private companies, including BlackBoard (NASDAQ: BBBB), Nutrisystems (NASDAQ: NTRI), half.com (Bought by eBay), TheStreet.com (NASDAQ: TST), IndustryBrains (bought by Marchex-NASDAQ: MCHX), Day Software (bought by Adobe) and many, many others. He got into the collision of technology and politics early, serving as the first chief technology advisor to the Democratic Party in 2002, running the internet efforts for the John Kerry presidential campaign in 2004 and was the founding CEO of Air America Radio, which brought Al Franken, Rachel Maddow, Marc Maron, and Chuck D (among others) to the progressive airwaves.
Walsh was the chairman of the board of his college alma mater, Union College, of the Entrepreneurial Center at the University of Maryland, and received his MBA from Harvard University. He has served on a number of prominent not-for profit boards, including the Bipartisan Policy Center (where he was chair), the Philadelphia Orchestra, the New York Theatre Workshop and many others.
