Mark Stein

Mark is a founder of Matters Graph and of GRAPH Strategy. Mark has been providing strategy guidance for leading corporations, private equity clients, and portfolio companies since 1990.

Mark's focus is on supporting front-end decision making and the analysis of commercial prospects and the development of value generation plans for potential acquisitions and new market investment opportunities. Mark co-developed, along with his business partner James Tetherton, a seminal guide to conducting commercial due diligence.

Mark has covered a broad range of industries and deeply believes in the power of the common basis of business fundamentals (e.g., identifying needs, developing value propositions that marry up with attractive segments, generating demand, and fulfilling expectations) that carry across sectors, the art of investigation and pattern recognition, and the commercial potential that can be unleashed with business model innovation derived from empathetic-rooted design thinking.

Mark brings an analytical mindset that draws from a deep appreciation for effective investigation, discovery, and construction (of the investment thesis and the business plan).

Mark interrupted his consulting career from 1999 to 2002, wherein he co-founded and served as co-CEO and Chief Development Officer at Brivo, the first multi-tenant SaaS application in the physical security industry. In his role, leading Brivo’s product development, Mark worked closely with Brivo’s development partner and earliest institutional investor – IDEO – a partner that took Mark “to school” and a journey of discovery on the science of design-thinking and the technical requirements associated with product and service development.

Prior to Matters Graph and GRAPH, Mark was an SVP at Kaiser Associates and served as Managing Director of the company's North America business, founded and then led the firm’s Private Equity and M&A practice from 2008 through 2017.

And last but not least, Mark parks his art at https://www.evidenceof.life