After graduating with a B. Sc. in Computer Science from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, Mark worked for Arthur Andersen & Co. Following this, he founded Lante Corporation, a Chicago-based technology consulting firm in which he served as CEO and Chairman from 1984-2002. From 2002-2008, Mark was Chairman of Techra Networks LLC, a technology-oriented consulting firm. Mark Tebbe is an Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of Chicago. He is also the Vice-Chairman of the Board and Lead Director of Answers Corporation, formerly GuruNet, which operates Answers.com. Mark currently serves as the chairman of the company's Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee and as a member of its Compensation Committee. He is also an Operating Executive Director at Lake Capital, a Chicago-based private equity fund and also serves as a special advisor to Merrick Ventures. Mark is a member of the 2000 class of Henry Crown Fellows at the Aspen Institute.