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Mark Hupe has a diverse work experience spanning over 25 years. Mark'smost recent position was as a Strategic Cloud Executive at DataStax, starting in August 2022. Prior to this role, they served as the Global Lead for OEM/MSP Business at DataStax, where they led the company's OEM program and supported partners embedding DataStax's Cassandra-based offerings into their solutions. Mark also held the position of Sr. Director of Business Development at DataStax, where they were responsible for developing the company's channel partner ecosystem through recruitment, enablement, and go-to-market business planning.

Before their time at DataStax, Mark worked at Vibes as a Group Director of Sales from February 2014 to June 2015. Prior to that, they held various roles at ExactTarget, including Director of Channel Sales & Development from January 2011 to February 2014 and Strategic Channel Development Manager from January 2010 to December 2010.

Earlier in their career, Mark worked at Vignette as the Sr. Director of North American Channels (bought by OpenText) for a brief period in 2009. Mark also worked at Interwoven, where they held positions such as Sr. Director of Alliances & Business Development (bought by Autonomy) from July 2008 to April 2009, Director of Alliances & Business Development from August 2005 to June 2008, and Regional Alliance Manager from September 2004 to August 2005.

Furthermore, Mark served as the VP of Alliances and Business Development at Data Return from May 2003 to September 2004 and Vice President of Divine Managed Services at divine from July 1999 to May 2003. Mark started their career at Platinum Technology (now Computer Associates) as a Vice President in the mid-1990s.

Overall, Mark Hupe has a strong background in developing strategic partnerships, channel sales, and business development across various industries, particularly in the technology sector.

Mark Hupe completed the Chicago Management Institute program at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business in 2003, earning a CMI degree in Chicago Management. Mark also obtained a B.B.A. degree in Information Systems from Loyola University Chicago. In addition to their formal education, Mark obtained a certification in Digital Transformation with Google Cloud through the Google Cloud Skills Boost program in May 2023.