Mark Soane

Mark Soane

Venture Capital Authority Board Member

Managing Director, Glidepath Partners, a growth equity investment firm focusing on IT, healthcare services and industrial technologies.  Prior to Glidepath, he was a founder and Managing Director at Appian Venture Partners.

Mark is an experienced entrepreneur, investor, and board member.  He held executive positions at two venture-backed startups and has acted as executive chairman of a PE-backed rollup. He has served as a board member or board observer on 20 corporate boards including Veritas Software, Voyant Technology, Ping Identity, Carefx and Controlled Products.  He is former Chairman of both the Rocky Mountain Venture Capital Association, the Colorado Venture Capital Authority, and the Colorado Fourteeners Initiative.  He is currently a member of the board of StepDenver.  He is a former board member of the Colorado chapter of the National Association of Corporate Directors as well as a Corporate Directorship Fellow.  He is a frequent guest lecturer at University of Colorado and University of Denver business schools.  He has a bachelor’s degree in History from Dartmouth College and an MBA from Stanford Business School.