Mark Balovnev

Mark Balovnev is an accomplished advisor at Ark Infotech LLC since August 2024, specializing in strategy, product development, and go-to-market initiatives. As a mentor for Techstars, Mark leads guidance for multiple companies each year. Previously, Mark co-founded Vantyr, which focuses on automating lifecycle management and security for non-human identities, and served as Vice President of Product at Educhain, a market leader in digital credentialing acquired by private equity in 2021. During Mark's tenure at Educhain, consistent year-over-year growth reached up to 300%. Additionally, Mark acted as a founding partner at Accelliance, a consultancy firm that emerged from Educhain, and provided consulting services to various companies between 2014 and 2016. Mark holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Finance from Queen's University and furthered education at Waseda University and the Smith School of Business at Queen's University.