Mark Frischmuth
Founder at Equity Forge
Salem, Oregon, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMark Frischmuth is a mission-driven founder and strategist with over a decade of experience building platforms that connect skilled talent to social impact and economic opportunity. After two decades in financial services and leading DemocracyLab—an open-source volunteer matching platform that placed over 10,000 skilled volunteers—he launched Equity Forge to create portable, verifiable professional identity that converts volunteer and paid work into compounding economic value and startup equity. He combines product, fundraising, and governance experience with hands-on design of a dynamic equity model his own team uses, signaling a commitment to practice what he preaches. Mark’s work sits at the intersection of civic tech, workforce development, and fintech, and he’s actively recruiting a founding technical team to scale the model from nonprofit roots into a paid marketplace. Based in Salem, Oregon, he pairs an MPA and MBA with a career-long focus on turning informal contributions into investable credentials that unlock wealth-building paths for underrepresented professionals.
12 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Public Administration - MPA, Master of Public Administration - MPA at Evans School of Public Policy & Governance, University of WashingtonBA Philosophy, BA Philosophy at Miami UniversitySunset High SchoolBeavercreek High SchoolWoodbridge High SchoolAlconbury High SchoolMaster of Business Administration - MBA, Master of Business Administration - MBA at UW Foster School of Business
Github Skills (6)
transparency6
sustainability5
open-source2
markdown1
python1
automation1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
mfrischmuth/openseattle.github.io
Jan 2018 - Jan 2018
Contributions:1 push in 1 day
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