Mark Avnet has over 25 years experience in media, technology, advertising, entertainment, marketing, and education, and currently serves as Professor and Head of the Creative Technology track at VCU Brandcenter, the premier graduate program in advertising. He has been faculty at NYU, Marist College, and was Chair of the Communications and Information Design programs at The Sage Colleges. Mark was founding Director of New Media at global production company @radical.media, Executive Producer at Hearst New Media, served as Senior Vice President/Director of Production and Technology at Ammirati’s APL Digital Group, and as Chief Technology Officer at Lot21 Interactive Marketing, where he also established and led a Media IP Development Lab. Mark is founder of Converging Arts, and co-founder of The James River Surf Club, consulting companies that focus on the application of creative technology, media psychology, and design-oriented thinking to marketing, branding, advertising, and communication. @mavnet
