Mark Jung '82, Chairman of Songbird gave the first talk in this year's "Leadership in a Technological World" lecture series November 24th in the Friend Center Convocation Room.December 5, 2008 by Bob Monsour (permalink) (watch the video)
Mark Jung '82, Chairman of Songbird gave the first talk in this year's "Leadership in a Technological World" lecture series November 24th in the Friend Center Convocation Room.
Mark's talk, titled "The Entrepreneurial Career," provided members of the Princeton community with a sense of what to expect from the decision to pursue an entrepreneurial career, focusing on personal growth & development, challenge, and reward.
Mark has spent the last 20 years as a successful internet media CEO and entrepreneur. Most recently, Mark was the CEO at Vudu, a leading provider of digital home entertainment and interactive television services. Prior to Vudu, Mark was the Chief Operating Officer of Fox Interactive Media (FIM) where he was responsible for all of its internet properties including MySpace, IGN Entertainment, FoxSports.com, AmericanIdol.com, and Scout Media. Prior to Fox Interactive Media, Mark was the co-founder and CEO of IGN Entertainment, a leading Internet media and services company for videogaming and other forms of digital entertainment that he took public in 2000 and then private in 2003. Mark led IGN's sale to NewsCorp, the parent company of Fox Interactive Media in 2005. Mark holds an MBA from Stanford Business School and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Princeton University.
He is currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Songbird (POTI), and is a member of the Board of Directors of 3PAR. He is also a member of the Management Board of the Stanford Graduate School of Business as well as a member of the Board of Governors of the San Francisco Symphony.