He brings over 18 years of strategic advisory experience to numerous venture-backed, public and private real estate companies – bridging these entities with established brokerages and technology firms. Mark received a BBA from the University of Notre Dame.ĭave Garland is responsible for sourcing and evaluating investment opportunities that promise to improve the global residential and commercial real estate industries. Mark is active in the entrepreneurial and technology communities serving as an advisor and consultant to several start-up companies. Prior to his startup experience, Mark was a Vice President in Investment Banking at Citi where he led transaction teams during the execution of M&A and capital markets transactions across a broad range of industries including a significant focus on technology, media and telecom. Prior to joining NAR, Mark was a technology entrepreneur, serving as President and COO of two real estate tech startups. realestate) business, its products business, and NAR’s relationship with Move Inc., operator of ®. In addition to his responsibilities overseeing Second Century Ventures and REACH, Mark is responsible for the REALTOR Benefits® Program with over 30 partners that provide significant cost savings and drive non-dues revenue to NAR responsible for researching emerging technologies and their potential impact on the real estate industry NAR’s top level domains (.realtor and.

Those strategic relationships drive significant non-dues revenue, return on investment, and cost savings to NAR members. Mark and his team seek to drive innovation in real estate and benefits to NAR members through strategic relationships with a broad range of business and technology players. Mark Birschbach is the Senior Vice President of Strategic Business, Innovation & Technology (SBIT) for the National Association of REALTORS® and Managing Director, Second Century Ventures.

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