Mark Bao is a sought-after full-stack developer, designer, entrepreneur, and behavioral scientist with a passion for leveraging technology to craft solutions that positively impact people's lives. He graduated summa cum laude with a degree in Computer Science (Intelligent Systems) from Columbia University in New York, where he worked as a machine learning research assistant in David Blei's lab.

Mark co-founded Goody, an e-commerce start-up that focuses on facilitating meaningful personal and professional relationships through technology. At Goody, he spearheads the development of a category-defining product that makes gifting as effortless as sending a text. Before founding Goody, Mark was both the co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Onswipe, a technology company that raised venture capital funding.

As a designer, Mark is dedicated to creating smart, elegant, and user-friendly interfaces that deliver an enjoyable experience while achieving specific user behaviors, incorporating concepts from psychology. He is skilled in using multiple programming platforms and tools, including JavaScript, React, Ruby on Rails, Node.js, Python, and PostgreSQL, and has architected systems capable of serving tens of millions of unique users.

Mark serves as a former consultant at The Bao Group and has worked as a tech lead and product manager at Even.com. He has also served as a research assistant at Columbia University's Center for Decision Sciences. Additionally, he founded debateware and threewords.me.