Mark Davis has been active in the venture community as an entrepreneur, advisor and venture capitalist. He currently works at DFJ Gotham Ventures, a leading early-stage IT venture capital fund based in New York City. Mark is the Founder of Zotspot, an Internet search destination, and has been an advisor to numerous startups. He is also the author of Get Venture, a column that seeks to educate entrepreneurs on the venture capital process. Mark’s column is syndicated in Silicon Alley Insider and CenterNetworks. In addition to working in venture capital, Mark is pursuing his MBA at Columbia Business School, where he is the Early Stage President of the Private Equity and Venture Capital Club, the Vice President of Alumni Relations and a Fellow of the InSITE Mentor Capital Program and the Founder of the Columbia Venture Community. While at Columbia, Mark helped organize the DFJ $250K East Coast Venture Challenge. Earlier in his career, in addition to advising startups, Mark advised Fortune 1000 and private equity clients on the strategic and financial attractiveness of acquisition targets at both Bain & Company and KPMG LLP. Mark received his B.A. in Economics with a minor in History from Duke University.