Mark Locke

Mark Locke is the Co-Founder and CEO of Genius Sports, a global leader in sports digital content, technology and integrity services. Under Mark’s leadership, Genius has grown exponentially to become one of the world’s largest sports data and technology companies. Mark’s journey with Genius Sports began in 2000, with the launch of Betgenius. In 2015, seeing the untapped opportunities at the nexus of the sporting, media and betting worlds, Mark created Genius Sports. Through acquisitions in Australia and Europe, and expansion into the Americas, Asia Pacific and Africa; Genius has unrivaled depth and breadth of global sports coverage. His vision has been central to the Group’s partnerships with hundreds of sports governing bodies, including the NFL, Premier League, NBA, NCAA, MLB, PGA Tour, Bundesliga, Serie A, FIBA and NASCAR. Mark's leadership carried Genius through a special purpose acquisition to list on the NYSE in 2021 as $GENI.