Based in San Francisco, Mark Yowe is a member of the firm’s Life Sciences Practice and leads the firm’s global Medical Technology Practice. His search work focuses on C-Level positions in the medical device, diagnostics, hospital supply, distribution, healthcare information technology and for profit health services areas. In addition to his work within the medical technology sector, Mark helps healthcare companies build high functioning boards of directors. Complementing his search practice, he also provides healthcare domain expertise in providing executive assessment services to clients.
His clients include Fortune 500 companies as well as healthcare focused private equity firms. Prior to joining Spencer Stuart, Mark was the global practice managing partner of healthcare for another major international search firm. He also served as office manager and a practice leader in a number of healthcare sub-groups within that firm. Before his 16 years in executive search, Mark was a founding member of two early-stage companies in Northern California: a managed care services company with a focus on diagnostic imaging and a medical device company focused on infection prevention, ophthalmics, and wound healing. Both were successfully sold to larger public companies.
Mark also served as an executive vice president for a multi-hospital system, where he held operating responsibility for a portfolio of healthcare businesses, which included a hospital supply company, a clinical reference laboratory, an imaging center, a lithotripsy business, and a home care company. Mark began his business career with American Hospital Supply Corporation where he held senior commercial roles in the Physician Service and Supply, Medical Systems and Pharmaseal Divisions, as well as corporate marketing.
Mark holds a B.A. from the State University of New York.