Mark Young

Mark Young is a seasoned technology executive with over 20 years of experience developing and delivering innovative technology solutions. Young has worked in different sectors of the technology industry, from mobile applications to the digital transformation of agriculture to land management and wildlife conservation. He is passionate about leading teams who are mission-driven and passionate about what they do. As a technologist, Young's career has been incredibly diverse, and he has been at the forefront of developing some of the most innovative technologies.

At JavaSoft, Young's team developed the first downloadable applications on a mobile phone, while at HipLogic, he developed an embedded mobile platform similar to what Android is today. At Zynga, Young defined the metrics-driven business and hosted millions of simultaneous users along with the world's largest analytics database. Young's focus at Yahoo was user experience and strategy across the mobile application portfolio. At Climate, Young integrated IOT, remote sensing, and artificial intelligence to bring food production into the modern technological era.

As the Chief Operating Officer at LandTrust, Young is currently leading the charge in bringing the free market together with technology, data, and various partners to improve land management and further wildlife conservation while improving the profitability of private landowners. Young's unique ability is synthesizing business opportunity, product experience, and technical implementation into a cohesive corporate strategy. His prior experience in different stages of a company's lifecycle, from venture-backed startup to billion-dollar acquisition and large global enterprise, has prepared him to lead and innovate in his current role.