Mark Kohler
Chairman & CEO (and Managing Partner, EXELERATE Health) at Privacy Horizon Inc.
Old Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Top SchoolMark Kohler is a seasoned corporate director, entrepreneur, investor and senior executive with over a decade leading strategic advisory and capital markets work across Canada, California and New York. As Chairman & CEO of EXELERATE Capital and Managing Partner of EXELERATE Health, he blends corporate finance, M&A, governance and IT strategy to scale technology, financial services and healthcare companies. He has repeatedly stepped into interim C-suite and board roles—often chairing audit or risk committees—to navigate regulatory complexity, negotiate cross-border financing and execute strategic exits. Mark’s background as a CPA, Rotman ICD.D graduate and former Ernst & Young senior manager underpins a disciplined, risk-aware approach to growth and integration. He also builds practical privacy and eGRC solutions through Privacy Horizon and advises health innovation networks, signaling a rare mix of capital markets savvy and hands-on sector-specific operational know-how. Colleagues value his ability to translate IP and IT strategies into actionable capital and corporate development outcomes.
11 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Various Educational Courses, Diplomas, Etc.ICD.D Certification (November 2013) Director's Education Program, ICD.D Certification (November 2013) Director's Education Program at University of Toronto - Rotman School of ManagementCPA CA Designation, CPA CA Designation at Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada)BComm (Honours) Finance and Economics with Honours, BComm (Honours) Finance and Economics with Honours at Queen's UniversityArtificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence at Stanford Continuing StudiesAdvanced Audit/Assurance Approaches and Advanced Taxation, Advanced Audit/Assurance Approaches and Advanced Taxation at York University
Github Skills (8)
gps1
aws-lambda1
gps-tracking1
gps-tracker1
endpoint1
api1
queuing1
lambda1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
gellesteus/RoguelikeCore
Aug 2014 - Sep 2015
Contributions:20 commits, 2 pushes in 1 year
gellesteus/PortfolioBack
Aug 2019 - Sep 2019
Backend API for DND game info
Contributions:13 pushes, 1 branch in 22 days
apigame-infobackendnodejsbackend-api
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