About Mark Joseph Schwartz
Public Company CFO | Board Member | Keynote Speaker
Guiding tech companies through M&A, IPOs, and transformational finance
Mark is a public company CFO and board advisor with a proven track record of guiding technology companies through IPO readiness and execution, corporate governance, M&A, global expansion, and SaaS finance. He has scaled businesses to $1B+ in revenue, led over 15 acquisitions, and built high-performing teams across a dozen countries. As a keynote speaker, Mark delivers actionable insights on scaling companies responsibly, leading with clarity, and creating long-term enterprise value.
Mark Schwartz is a seasoned global business leader with over 25 years of experience scaling technology enterprises from early-stage to IPO and beyond. With a multidisciplinary background spanning law, finance, and operations, Mark brings a rare blend of strategic insight and executional depth. He has led high-performing teams across 20+ countries, guided multiple companies to billion-dollar valuations, and built the operational foundations for sustainable, long-term growth.
Mark began his operating career as the co-founder, Chief Financial Officer, and Head of Corporate Development at Fabrinet (NYSE: FN), a global manufacturing and supply chain solutions provider. Over 12 years, he helped scale the company from inception to over $1 billion in revenue and 13,000 employees worldwide. He led Fabrinet’s IPO on the New York Stock Exchange in 2010, one of that year’s top-performing offerings, and executed over seven cross-border acquisitions while managing global finance, legal, IT, HR, and strategy functions.
Following his tenure at Fabrinet, Mark became a General Partner at Launchpad Digital Health, an early-stage venture capital firm focused on enterprise health tech. There, he helped raise the inaugural fund and led investments in more than 30 startups, several of which exited successfully to strategic acquirers including Apple and Google.
Mark later joined Trax, an AI-driven computer vision SaaS company, as Chief Financial Officer. At Trax, Mark helped scale the business from $30 million to $165 million in annual recurring revenue, building robust international finance and data operations to serve customers in more than 70 countries. He played a key role in the company’s capital strategy, organizational design, and executive leadership during a critical phase of growth.
More recently, Mark served as CFO of Markforged (NYSE: MKFG), a software-enabled manufacturing platform. He led the company through its public offering in 2021, raising over $300 million. During his tenure, Markforged achieved eight quarters of performance meeting or exceeding guidance. The company was later acquired.
Throughout his career, Mark has built and modernized internal infrastructures across finance, legal, IT, data privacy, procurement, and people operations. His leadership spans international tax optimization, SaaS accounting, M&A, public-company readiness, and SOX implementation. He is a trusted partner to founders, CEOs, boards, and investors, known for balancing operational detail with long-term vision.
Mark holds a Bachelor’s degree in Finance, with honors, from the University of Miami, and earned his Juris Doctor degree from the University of San Diego School of Law.