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Mark Charkin

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Executive Director at GBx
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Mark is a go-to-market leader who specializes in scaling tech startups from $0 to $100M, having driven over $10B in exit value across 8 companies like Bebo and King. His colleagues describe him as a passionate, proactive, and well-connected sales executive. He is an alumnus of the University of Leeds and Stanford University.

Outside of work, Mark is an active community builder who lives in Marin with his wife and three daughters. He enjoys traveling, hiking, and biking with family and friends. He also founded the Commonwealth Curry Club, a social group for expatriates in the Bay Area which has grown to nearly 400 members.

Mark has worked on innovative projects in mixed realities and AI, including the ABBA Voyage concert and developing new digital IP with Simon Fuller.

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Experience
10 Years
Current Role
Executive Director
Job Level
Senior
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
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Priorities

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Scaling Tech Startups
His career focus is helping tech companies scale from $0–$100M and has been part of eight startups that were acquired or went public.
Go-to-Market Strategy
He has extensive experience as a CRO and commercial leader, building revenue engines for companies like Snapchat, Bebo, and King Digital.
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Career

Work history

9-2024
Executive Director
GBx
5-2020
Executive & Fractional CRO
Multiple
1-2024
Seed Investor
Ventures Together
10-2017 - 9-2020
Chief Revenue Officer
Social Standards
2-2015 - 9-2017
Consultant, Advisor & Investor
Snapchat, Onfido, Jaunt VR, Gfycat, Rakuten etc
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Education
BA Hons
University of Leeds
2014 - 2014
Strategic Decision & Risk Management Course
Stanford University
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