Mark Edwards

Mark Edwards has extensive experience in program and project management, primarily in the IT sector. Mark has held leadership positions at Clif Bar & Company, Mozilla, Levi Strauss & Co., Gap Inc, and Cintas. At Mozilla, they served as the Director of IT Engineering and Operations Program Management and Chief of Staff, responsible for strategic planning, software development, and partnership management. At Levi Strauss & Co., they were a Portfolio Manager and Senior Project Manager, overseeing global IT projects and supporting portfolio and program development. Mark also worked as a Senior Project Manager at Gap Inc. Prior to their corporate roles, Mark served as a Captain in the United States Air Force.

Mark Edwards attended Purdue University from 1983 to 1987, where they obtained a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Industrial Engineering and Technology. In terms of additional certifications, they obtained the following:

- Organization Transformation: Implementation from the Project Management Institute in January 2022.

- How to Fix Bad Agile from LinkedIn in November 2021.

- Agile Project Leadership from LinkedIn in October 2021.

- How to Successfully Lead a PMO from LinkedIn in October 2021.

- Organizational Transformation: Foundation from the Project Management Institute in September 2021.

- Impromptu Speaking from LinkedIn in August 2019.

- Ryan Holmes on Social Leadership from LinkedIn in August 2019.

- Scrum Master Certified (SMC) from the Scrum Alliance in June 2010.

- PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute in December 2001.

- SAFe Agilist Certification from Scaled Agile, Inc. in December 2018.