Mark Mendel

Mark earned his BS in mechanical engineering at Cornell University and received his MSE and PhD in bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania, where he was awarded full funding through NIH pre-doctoral fellowships. He also took graduate courses in organic chemistry at Harvard University. Mark serves on the advisory board of Cornell Outdoor Education.

Mark Mendel is Venture Partner, Sozo Ventures and Managing Director at Mendel Consulting, LLC. Mark co-founded and previously served as managing director of RiverVest Venture Partners. Mark was a Kauffman Fellow with ARCH Venture Partners. Mark has worked in medical research at the Scheie Eye Institute and at Massachusetts General Hospital, and in product development at ALYX Medical. He has a Ph.D. in bioengineering from University of Pennsylvania and B.S.M.E from Cornell. As a volunteer he teaches climbing with the Washington Alpine Club, is a ski patroller with Alpental Resort and serves as a member of the Cornell Outdoor Education Advisory Board.

Mark Mendel is a member of the Charter Class of Fellows and served his fellowship under mentor Steve Lazarus at ARCH Venture Partners in New York. He served as mentor to Class 8 member Scott Naisbitt at RiverVest Venture Partners.