Mark has consulted primarily in the insurance and trading industries for over 25 years, working for companies including CNA Insurance, Kemper Insurance, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Aramark Healthcare, Underwriters Laboratories, The Chicago Board of Trade, The Options Clearing Corporation, The Northern Trust Bank, and Wolverine Trading.
He is a highly sought-after expert in the field of applied computer science and software analysis and has offered opinions in a variety of copyright and patent cases for both plaintiffs and defendants. He also consults on mergers and acquisitions on behalf of several investment firms worldwide.
In addition to being an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Computer Science, he is also a technical advisor in the Management Laboratories at the Booth School of Business.
Mark’s primary interests are in distributed systems, algorithmic trading strategies, and data architecture, with a focus on operational intelligence and data mining.