Summary
Mark Wunsch is a pragmatic technology executive and fractional CTO with 17 years of experience helping startups and enterprises navigate product, engineering, and cultural transformations. He blends hands-on engineering roots—from early front-end work and Scala systems—to senior leadership roles as CTO and VP of Engineering at companies like Kickstarter, Tinybeans, Hodinkee, and TeePublic. Known as a player-coach, he emphasizes lean, agile practices and close-knit collaboration to accelerate delivery and operational maturity. He also teaches full-stack product practices at Columbia University, reflecting a commitment to mentoring the next generation of tech leaders. Based in New York, he pairs strategic thinking with a knack for building inventive software toys and practical tooling that move organizations forward.
17 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
MBA, Information Systems, MBA, Information Systems at Baruch College
BA, Radio, Television, and Film, BA, Radio, Television, and Film at University of North Texas