Mike Marvin is an esteemed Tech Valley leader. His broad capabilities have been instrumental in assisting emerging companies grow to their maximum potential. Mike is a Founder and Chairman Emeritus and was the first CEO of MapInfo Corporation, a NASDAQ listed company dedicated to enabling corporations and public entities make business decisions where location matters.
Simultaneous to his MapInfo tenure, Mike was a founding partner of Exponential Business Development Company, a venture fund dedicated to growing technology companies in Upstate New York.
Mike has also held various positions at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, most recently as the Business Director for Manufacturing and Technology Transfer, a Principal in Marvin Associates, a business consulting firm serving US Federal and State entities and large and small businesses to provide cost-effective improvements to their business practices; a manager at Westinghouse and a programmer for the NASA Apollo project while at Sperry Univac.
Mike has been an active member of many Boards most recently: Geac, Inc., a publicly traded company for business performance management; Vicarious Visions, Inc., a privately held independent game development company; ReQuest Multimedia, a privately held developer of products dedicated to the storage and retrieval of digital multimedia; LogicalNet, Corp, a privately held Internet service provider and competitive local exchange carrier; Business and Higher Education Round Table, an organization co-founded with the President of the University of Albany, of all regional presidents of colleges and universities and many CEOs of Tech Valley companies focused on providing leadership for economic growth of the region; University of Albany Foundation Board, an organization dedicated to the advancement of the university; and WMHT, the Hudson and Mohawk Valley Public Broadcasting Station.
He continues to stay active on several of these boards.
Mike's former Board service has included the following: MapInfo Corporation, from its founding in 1986 and was Chairman from 1992-2002; MRO Software Inc, as a founding member of its introduction as a publicly traded company; Business Council of NY State; RPI School of Management Advisory Board; IA Systems, a loan origination software company; LearnLinc, a distance learning company; PowerOne, an Internet solution for major newspaper chains; and many others.
Mike has been the recipient of many awards, including: The Capital District Business Hall of Fame, 2002; Tech Valley MIKE Aware (Mentoring, Inspiration, Knowledge and Entrepreneurship), 2002; Hudson Mohawk Association of Colleges and Universities' Community Service Award, 2002; Tech Valley Software Alliance Award, 2001; Center for Economic Growth Vision Award, 1993; and Rensselaer Alumni Association Alumni Key Award for Outstanding Service, 1993.
Mike received his Bachelor of Science at the University of Maryland and his Master of Science from the Graduate School of Industrial Administration at Carnegie-Mellon University.