Mark Graham

Mark Graham is the Director of the Wayback Machine at the Internet Archive, a nonprofit organization dedicated to archiving and providing access to digital content from the web. He has held this position since September 2015, where he oversees the archiving of hundreds of millions of web pages daily, contributing to a total of over 916 billion archived pages as of late 2024.123

Professional Background

Before joining the Internet Archive, Graham had a notable career in media and technology:

• Senior Vice President and General Manager at NBCUniversal News Group (2012-2015): He managed multiple business units, including the development of Stringwire, a platform for collaborative citizen reporting.
• Senior Vice President of Technology at iVillage (2005-2012): He was instrumental in technology management for one of the early women's networks online.
• Co-Founder of Rojo Networks (2004-2006): This was one of the first large-scale feed aggregators and personalized blog readers.
• General Manager at NBCUniversal (2001-2015): He held various roles that shaped digital media strategies.
• Early Contributions: Graham also played a significant role in the early internet landscape by leading efforts at The WELL to create web-based interfaces for online forums and managing AOL's Internet Center, which helped bring internet access to millions.124

Education and Military Service

Graham served in the United States Air Force from 1979 to 1983, where he worked at the Air Force Data Services Center at the Pentagon. His military background laid a foundation for his later work in technology and communications.12

Current Focus and Impact

As Director, Graham aims to enhance the reliability and usefulness of web archives. He emphasizes the importance of preserving digital content that may otherwise be lost, especially as websites frequently change or shut down. His work supports researchers, journalists, and policymakers by providing access to historical web data that can verify information and hold entities accountable.56

Graham's initiatives include archiving news and social media sources globally to track misinformation trends and support informed public discourse.45