Mark Jansen

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About Mark Jansen

Technology product leader with years of experience in automotive innovation, networking, security, and development processes and systems. Intensely curious about customer needs and priorities, and leading teams to satisfy and exceed them. Mark's passion is delivering complex, customer-centric products to market, rapidly investigating new technology and business opportunities, and building relationships across customers, large and startup companies, academia, and international partners. In his recent operating role for a large Japanese conglomerate, he founded their automotive innovation practice in Silicon Valley as the Director of Advanced R&D. His expertise includes wireless communications (including 5G V2X), electrification, in-vehicle networks, cybersecurity, and self-driving technologies. He is known for balanced expertise in both technical and business topics, having worked in firms of all sizes, from venture-backed startups to large cap firms.