Mark Jensen brings a diverse background to his dual role as Managing Partner for Deloitte's U.S. Venture Capital Services Group and as U.S. Audit & Enterprise Risk Services (AERS) Technology Industry Sector Leader. Prior to joining Deloitte, Jensen was the CFO for Redleaf Group Inc., a venture capital firm providing services and capital for pre-seed and seedstage technology companies. He joined Redleaf after serving as the Silicon Valley office managing partner and global high-technology industry leader for another professional services firm and, in that capacity, was responsible for building that firm's technology-industry program worldwide. Jensen has worked on numerous initial public offerings (IPO) and other security offerings and has also served an as audit partner for numerous companies in the venture capital, life sciences and information technology industries.

Jensen is well known in the technology and venture capital industries and has more than 30 years of experience providing audit and consulting services to venture capital firms and their portfolio companies. He is a frequent speaker on issues impacting the Technology Industry and early-stage venture capital backed companies. His speaking engagements have included the annual meeting of the International Limited Partners Association (portfolio valuation issues) and the Dartmouth Foster Center for Private Equity (Valuation issues and Model Form Limited Partnership Agreements). He served on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Advisory Committee on Smaller Public Companies, which had a charter to review the impact of regulation on smaller public companies and companies going public.

Active in the community, Jensen is the past chairman of the board of directors for the United Way of Silicon Valley; board member and treasurer for the National Conference for Community and Justice; a senior fellow in the American Leadership Forum of Silicon Valley; and is a member of the board of Joint Venture Silicon Valley.

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