Mark Ollila is a seasoned executive with a distinguished career spanning over two decades in the computer gaming, nanotechnology, internet, software, and media technology industries. As of August 1st, 2024, he is founding director of the Endless Lab of Games and Learning.
From April 22, 2022, he served as the Chief Executive Officer and a board member of his current company, following the acquisition of Evasyst. Prior to this, he was the CEO and a director of Evasyst since October 31, 2018. Mark's leadership journey includes key roles at Verve Wireless Inc., where he was Chief of Staff and VP of New Product Innovation from 2015 to 2017, overseeing new product development.
At Nokia, from 2006 to 2014, he was pivotal in shaping the company's services and long-term technology roadmap, starting as Director of Games Strategy and Industry Marketing and rising to Senior Director of Long Term Technology Roadmap and Innovation Portfolio.
During his tenure, he led Nokia's first-party publishing business, as well as its video and photo sharing services, achieving a global reach in the hundreds of millions. He was also a key player in the strategic agreement between Nokia and Microsoft in 2011.In addition to his executive roles, Mark has held numerous board and advisory positions, including with Imagine Intelligent Materials, Blind Squirrel Games, EvoNexus, Adverty, Pyze, Kadho, Kin Wellness, and the Game Developers Conference (Mobile).
He has also been involved with the Mobile Ecosystem Forum and was Chairman of the Board of Meqon Research AB, a physics middleware provider acquired by Ageia and integrated into NVIDIA PhysX.Mark holds a PhD in Computer Science and an MBA from London Business School, reflecting his strong academic background alongside his extensive industry experience.