Mark Klopp

About Mark Klopp

Mark Klopp is an independent consultant, board member, advisor, and investor specializing in corporate venturing and strategic partnering. He is a consultant focused on corporate venturing best practices and currently advises Bidra Innovation Ventures and GC Ventures. He serves as an Instructor with the Global Corporate Venturing Institute and is an advisor to Larta and Tech Futures Group. Mark is also an active angel investor, board member, and advisor to several startups and Christian organizations.Mark is a former Board Member of the National Venture Capital Association and founding Chairman of its Corporate Venture Group. He previously served as Managing Director of Coronis Medical Ventures and founded and led Eastman Ventures, Eastman Chemical Company’s corporate venture capital arm, building a top-quartile investment program spanning information technology, life sciences, advanced materials, and clean technology.Earlier in his career, Mark held senior international business leadership roles at Eastman, including Assistant to the CEO and Chairman and Regional Business Manager for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.Specialties: Venture capital, private equity, business development, corporate development, licensing, entrepreneurship, acquisitions, operations, financing, board of directors, investing, sales, marketing, strategy, investor relations, medical devices, chemicals, advanced materials, cleantech, energy, life sciences

Experience

1. Lead Principal Advisor

   Larta Institute

   Jan 2010 — Present · Los Angeles, CA, US

   National partner for numerous federal government agencies including DARPA, NIH, DOE, NSF, NIST, NOAA and USDA to commercialize novel research and innovation.

Education

• Virginia Tech

  BS, Chemical Engineering

  1980 — 1985

• Roosevelt University

  MBA, Management

  1986 — 1989

Skills

• Emerging Markets
• Executive Management
• Business Planning
• Competitive Analysis
• Start-Ups
• Finance
• Business Development
• Open Innovation
• M&a Experience
• Ipo
• Angel Investing
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Investor Relations
• Entrepreneurship
• Licensing
• Commercialization
• Leadership
• Acquisitions
• Management
• Strategic Consulting
• Corporate Development
• Strategic Alliances
• Acquiring
• Due Diligence
• Acquisition Integration
• Corporate Venturing
• Sales Management
• Restructuring
• Business Modeling
• Go-to-Market Strategy
• Strategic Partnerships
• Corporations
• Product Launch
• Strategy
• Cleantech
• Start-Up Ventures
• Medical Devices
• Divestitures
• Grants
• International Business