Mark Erickson
Co-Founder, Chairman, And CEO at Compute Software
Palo Alto, California, United States
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Top SchoolMark Erickson is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and technology CEO with a decade of hands-on experience founding and scaling startups across cybersecurity, cloud management, and healthcare tech. With a Ph.D. in Management Science and Engineering from Stanford and a BS in Mathematics from MIT, he combines rigorous quantitative research—particularly in financial engineering and decision modeling—with practical product and fundraising leadership. He co-founded Respond Software (acquired by Mandiant) and leads Compute Software and Provisdom, applying machine learning and probabilistic decision systems to focus human analysts on high-value outcomes. Known for building high-performing teams and proprietary analytics platforms, he once translated strategic advantage into real-world edge as a founder of the MIT blackjack team—an unconventional background that sharpened his risk management and strategic thinking. Based in Palo Alto, he blends academic depth with an operator’s bias for execution and a proven track record of turning complex models into commercial software.
10 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
BS Math, BS Math at Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPh.D. Management Science and Engineering, Ph.D. Management Science and Engineering at Stanford UniversityProgramming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
Provisdom/solvers
Jan 2019 - Mar 2025
Contributions:57 pushes in 6 years 3 months
Provisdom/apache-math
Jan 2020 - Mar 2025
Contributions:4 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 2 months
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