Mark Egan is a partner of the StrataFusion Group, Inc. and has over 30 years of experience in information technology.  Prior to joining Strata Fusion, Mark was a CIO at Symantec Corporation for 6 years during the company’s rapid growth from a consumer software publisher with $600 million revenue to the market leader of security with $5 billion revenue.  During his tenure with Symantec, he led the information technology integration through 28 acquisitions, including a $13 Billion acquisition of Veritas Software that formed the world’s 4th largest software company.

Mark’s expertise includes information technology assessments, strategy, and planning; information security; and mergers & acquisitions.  He held senior level positions with companies in variety of industries including Sun Microsystems, Price Waterhouse, Atlantic Richfield Corp., Martin Marietta Data Systems, Walden International Investment Group, and Wells Fargo Bank. 

Mark is a board member of Sigue Corporation, Availgent, Inc, and the CIO Scholarship Foundation and serves on the advisory boards for Code Green Networks, TriCipher, Inc, Golden Gate University, and San Francisco State University.  He is a member of the American Management Association’s Information Systems and Technology Council and also co-chair of TechNet’s Cyber Security Practices Adoption Campaign. 

Mark is author of "Executive Guide to Information Security: Threats, Challenges, and Solutions” from Addison Wesley and was a contributing author to "CIO Wisdom” and “CIO Perspectives”.  He is also a frequent speaker on best practices for information technology and security.

Mark holds a master’s degree in finance and international business from the University of San Diego and a bachelor’s degree in computer sciences from the University of Clarion. 

MOT Course(s):

• BUILDING BUSINESS VALUE THROUGH IT INNOVATION

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