Experience

Brookwood Financial Partners, LLC

• United States
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Strategy Officer, Managing Director, Head of Corporate Acquisitions, and Partner

  • Jul 2011 - 12 years 6 months

  Beverly, MA Mark's primary responsibility is the oversight of Brookwood's corporate investment practice. He leads the due diligence and acquisition process and is responsible for identifying, evaluating, and recommending opportunities for investment. Mark serves on the board of directors of each portfolio company in which Brookwood invests.



Yesway

• United States
• Retail
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Founder and Chief Strategy Officer

  • Dec 2014 - 9 years 1 month

  Fort Worth, TX Yesway is a convenience store chain created with the objective of acquiring, building, and operating a portfolio of stores across the United States. Mark conceived of and founded Yesway, which is actively managed by Brookwood Financial Partners. Yesway currently owns and operates over 400 convenience stores across nine states, including the Allsup’s Convenience Stores chain, which Yesway acquired in 2019. Mark is involved with all aspects of Yesway's operations, and formulates and drives the… Show more Yesway is a convenience store chain created with the objective of acquiring, building, and operating a portfolio of stores across the United States. Mark conceived of and founded Yesway, which is actively managed by Brookwood Financial Partners. Yesway currently owns and operates over 400 convenience stores across nine states, including the Allsup’s Convenience Stores chain, which Yesway acquired in 2019. Mark is involved with all aspects of Yesway's operations, and formulates and drives the company’s strategy, growth plans, strategic partnerships, and operational initiatives. Show less



Digital Field Theory, LLP

• Chairman

  • Dec 2005 - 18 years 1 month

  Mark was the founder and chief executive officer of Digital Field Theory, an international software company specializing in applied numerical simulations. Mark directed all aspects of the company’s operations, leading the firm through two rounds of funding, the establishment of a development office in Southeast Asia and numerous strategic partnerships.

• Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

  • Dec 2005 - Sep 2009

  Boston, MA



Stroud International

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Consultant

  • Oct 2010 - Jul 2011

  Marblehead, MA Mark was an operations consultant with Stroud Consulting, where his work leading client teams to drive process improvements resulted in millions of dollars in annual savings. At Stroud, his focus was on capital-free cost reduction through Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing practices in the agriculture industry and the optimization of capital projects in the oil industry.

• Consultant

  • Sep 2009 - Oct 2010

  Marblehead, MA