Marc Austin

Marc Austin

CEO and Co-Founder at Hedgehog
Seattle, Washington, United States

Marc Austin is CEO and Co-Founder at Hedgehog, Managing Partner at IoT Capital, and a Member and Investor at Alliance of Angels. He founded Hedgehog, which is still running, and previously founded Mobiquity, which he has left. He has expertise in GPU connective tissue and open network fabric for distributed cloud workloads.

  • Hedgehog CEO and Co-Founder 2022–present, Founder and Chief Executive Officer · current
  • Alliance of Angels logo
    Alliance of Angels Member and Investor 2017–present · current
  • IoT Capital Managing Partner 2017–present · current
  • Cisco Head of Automation Strategy and Growth for Cisco Internet for the Future 2018–2022 · past
  • Cisco Jasper Head of Broadband IoT Products at Cisco 2013–2018 · past
  • Amazon Director, Kindle Enterprise 2010–2012 · past
  • Canvas Founder and COO 2008–2010 · past
  • Dexterra GM Americas 2005–2008 · past
  • AT&T Wireless Director, BlackBerry Solutions 2003–2005, Director, Field Service Solutions 2002 · past
  • Mobiquity Founder & CEO 2000 · past
  • Versatile Mobile Systems Vice President, Products and Services 2000–2002 · past
  • Infoseek GM GO Shop 1998–2000, Director of Product Marketing 1998–2000 · past
  • IAC Director of Product Management, Internet Shopping Network 1996–1998 · past
  • Accenture Consultant 1995–1996 · past
  • United States Army Reserve Aide-de-Camp to Assistant Division Commander, 91st Division 1995–1997 · past
  • US Army Scout Platoon Leader, 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division 1992–1995 · past

Education

  • CFA Institute CFA Level 1, Finance and Financial Management Services · 2004
  • The Wharton School Bachelor of Science - BS, Economics with concentrations in Finance and Accounting · 1988–1992
  • Gonzaga Preparatory School Diploma · 1984–1988

Organizations

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  • Hedgehog CEO and Co-Founder 2022–present, Founder and Chief Executive Officer · current
  • Alliance of Angels logo
    Alliance of Angels Member and Investor 2017–present · current
  • IoT Capital Managing Partner 2017–present · current

Education

  • CFA Institute CFA Level 1, Finance and Financial Management Services · 2004
  • The Wharton School Bachelor of Science - BS, Economics with concentrations in Finance and Accounting · 1988–1992
  • Gonzaga Preparatory School Diploma · 1984–1988

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