HOWARD MARKS
Co-founder & CEO at StartEngine Crowdfunding/Capital
• Co-founder and CEO at StartEngine Crowdfunding/Capital, the leader in Online Public Offerings; founded StartEngine with the mission to help entrepreneurs achieve their dreams.
• Previously the founder and CEO of Acclaim Games, a publisher of online games, now part of The Walt Disney Company
• Before Acclaim, Marks was the co-founder of Activision Blizzard and Chairman of Activision Studios from 1991 until 1997; as co-founder, former Board Member, and Executive Vice-President of video game giant Activision, he and a partner took control in 1991 and turned the ailing company into the $30B market cap video game industry leader.
• Marks is the 2015 "Treasure of Los Angeles" recipient awarded for his work to transform Los Angeles into a leading technology city.
• Marks is also named one of the 500 most influential people in Los Angeles by the Los Angeles Business Journal and is a member of Mayor Eric Garcetti's technology council.
• He is bilingual and is a triple national of the U.S., United Kingdom, and France.
