Leadership Team
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Mark R. Nemec,
Ph.D.
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President and Chief Executive Officer Mark Nemec joined Eduventures in 2011, coming to the organization from Forrester Research’s executive team. Mark brings to Eduventures extensive leadership experience and research and advisory expertise, along with a passion for higher education. He is responsible for creating value for clients and shareholders through the strategic guidance and growth of the company. As Managing Director at Forrester, Mark led the Technology Industry Client Group, overseeing the global strategy and day-to-day operations of Forrester's offerings for hardware, software, and services providers. He also drove the firm's acquisitions of Strategic Oxygen from Monitor Group in 2009 and Springboard Research from Knowledge Platform in 2011. Prior to that role, Mark was a vice president running the Forrester Leadership Boards (FLBs). Before joining Forrester, Mark was a senior director at the Advisory Board Company, a research consultancy based in Washington, D.C..
Previously, Mark served on the faculty in Political Science at Davidson College, where his work focused on how organizations and their leadership manage innovation and navigate constraints. He has also been a member of the review board for thinkwell.com, a publisher of online college textbooks; a policy advisor on technology and development to the Chairman of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors; and an instructor at the University of Michigan.
Mark's book, Ivory Towers and Nationalist Minds (University of Michigan Press, 2006), assessed the impact of American universities on the establishment of the American state. In what has been called "a wonderful, learned, and original work, full of present-day relevance," Mark examines how a community of university leaders negotiated the complexity of the turn of the century to establish themselves as the primary institutions for defining societal and political change. He is also a contributing author to the forthcoming University of Virginia Press book, The Educational Legacy of Woodrow Wilson, stemming from his presentation at a Princeton University conference on the same subject.
Mark received his Ph.D. in political science (American Politics) and his M.A. in education (Higher Education) from the University of Michigan, where he was awarded a Regents Fellowship and a Rackham Dissertation Fellowship. He earned his B.A., cum laude, at Yale, where he was also an All-Ivy League rugby player.
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Alicia M. Martinelli
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Alicia joined Eduventures in 1999 and has managed the finance and operations function since 2000. She is responsible for all corporate finance activities and leads company initiatives with respect to coordination, control, and measurement. In addition, Alicia oversees company operations and infrastructure. Before joining Eduventures, Alicia managed operations at the David Lavin Agency, a lecture agency serving the higher education market. Alicia has more than 10 years' experience in business operations and corporate finance. She holds a B.A. in economics and anthropology from Wellesley College.