Board of Directors,
Member
As President of First Serve
Strategies, Senior Executive-in-Residence for the LeBow College of Business, and
Executive Director of the Laurence A. Baiada Center for Entrepreneurship in
Technology at Drexel University, Mark Loschiavo is a seasoned executive skilled
in business formation, change management, and turn-around; with
leadership experience in General Management, Strategy, Marketing and
Finance. He is experienced in the start-up and growth of companies and
organizations that quickly become profitable and cash positive. His Industry
experiences include virtually every segment of the high-tech industry from
manufacturing and development to marketing and service.
As Senior Executive-in-Residence for
the LeBow College of Business at Drexel University, Mark is a professor in the
Executive and Corporate MBA programs. His primary areas of focus are Strategic
Management and Strategic Leadership. He is also Executive Director for the
Laurence A. Baiada Center for Entrepreneurship in Technology. Under Mark’s
leadership the Center incubates ideas, entrepreneurs and companies, and has
catapulted Drexel University into being ranked a Top 10 university in
entrepreneurship in the nation.
As President, First Serve Strategies,
Mark works with companies in the areas of Strategic Management and leadership.
Previously, Mark was President of
Akcelerant Space, a General Partnership incubator between Akcelerant, LLC and
Brandywine Realty Trust (NYSE: BDN). At the same time he acted as General
Manager and CTO for e-Tenants, LLC a wholly owned subsidiary of Brandywine
Realty Trust, Mark’s responsibilities included Profit & Loss, business
execution, strategy, product development and business development.
Earlier, Mark was founder and CEO of
Cenero, LLC. Cenero is a leader in audiovisual system engineering and
consulting, providing integrated IT/audiovisual solutions that enhance clients’
strategic competitiveness. The company achieved profitability and became cash
positive within the first 12 months of operation. Mark still maintains
ownership and a Board position in the company.
Previously, Mark was one of the twelve
original members of Technology Service Solutions (TSS), a joint venture between
IBM and Eastman Kodak. He was instrumental in building TSS into the largest
independent Services provider for Desktop Computer, Workstation, and Point of
Sale Systems in the US. TSS was a private label company with over 7000 people
nationwide. As head of Strategy and Business Development, Mark was responsible
for each of the company’s Lines of Business. Later, TSS was acquired by and
integrated into IBM Global Services, where Mark was instrumental in the
transition process.
Mark has extensive experience in
financial analysis, business reengineering, marketing and strategic planning
through his many assignments with IBM over a 15-year career. As CFO, IBM
Delaware Valley/Central, Pennsylvania, Mark had fiduciary responsibilities for a
$1 billion retail profit center, and management responsibilities for a
340-person organization. His responsibilities included P&L, Marketing,
Business Planning, Operations and Administration, Expense and Resource
Management, Information Technology Support, Quality, Communications, Community
and Government Affairs. During that time he led a yearlong effort to
re-engineer the methodologies and processes for identifying market
opportunities, defining and developing customer solutions, and determining
appropriate marketing and distribution channels that became a model throughout
IBM North America. Mark also held positions within IBM in Kentucky, Colorado
and New York. Over the years he has developed an expertise in building and
reengineering businesses.
In addition to for-profit board
positions, Mark is active in civic organizations such as the Pennsylvania
Economy League where he has served as Treasurer, and Chair of Finance and Audit
Committee. He has served on the Boards of the Entrepreneurs Forum of Greater
Philadelphia, The Enterprise Center, and the MAC Alliance, where he is was chair
of the Education Outreach Committee. He was twice elected to Outstanding Young
Men of America by the U. S. Jaycees and was nominated to be IBM White House
Fellow. Mark has been an adjunct instructor for the Fox School of Business at
Temple University, and has lectured at the Wharton Small Business Development
Center.
Mark has a B.S. and M.S. in Economics
from the University of Kentucky, is a graduate of IBM’s Advanced Management
School, and resides in West Chester, Pennsylvania with his wife Jill.
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