- Director's Office
- Media Lab Director's Fellows
Mark Weber is a former documentary filmmaker turned applied AI researcher, lab-to-market productization leader, and early stage investor who finds his purpose in creatively connecting dots across disciplines.
As a Director's Fellow at the MIT Media Lab, Mark supports member companies and the research community in bridging fundamental science to real world impact. He serves on the Board of Trustees for the Harambe Alliance of African Entrepreneurs. Formerly at IBM Research, the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab, and the MIT Digital Currency Initiative, Mark has led productization teams and has published research in graph deep learning, algorithmic fairness, and operations finance. He is the co-producer of the critically acclaimed film Poverty, Inc., which premiered on Netflix in 2016, won the $100K Templeton Freedom Award, and toured the international film festival circuit. In his personal life, Mark is an ultramarathon runner, free diver, backcountry skier, mediocre chess player, and adventure motorcyclist who appreciates constructive dialogue and kindness in all things.
Find him on Twitter and Instagram at @markrweber.