Mark Leavitt

Mark A. Leavitt is the Co-Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Enlightened Hospitality Investments, a growth equity fund affiliated with Union Square Hospitality Group (USHG).12 He has held this position since October 2015.3

Leavitt's professional background includes:

1. Former head of the Technology, Media, and Telecommunications Investment Banking group at Piper Jaffray & Co.13
2. Board member of Union Square Hospitality Group since October 2015.3
3. Council member of The University of Chicago Booth School of Business since June 2019.3

He has also served on several other boards, including:

• Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival (Chairman from 2001 to 2015)3
• Leap Wireless International, Inc. (2010-2014)3
• The Harlem Globetrotters (2008-2013)3
• Trinity College - Hartford (2000-2008)3

Leavitt is actively involved in all of EHI's portfolio companies and serves on the boards of Joe Coffee, Salt & Straw, Goldbelly, Dig, Banza, Restaurant Technologies, and Slutty Vegan.1

In terms of education, Mark earned an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a bachelor's degree in economics from Trinity College.13

In 2020, Leavitt was included in Nation's Restaurant News' Top 50 Technology Power List, recognizing his influence in restaurant industry technology and innovation.1