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Mark McDermott


International growth, market access and strategic partnerships

Mark McDermott helps organisations create growth across borders, markets and sectors. His work is defined by strategic clarity, creative thinking, sound commercial judgement and a people-centred approach to leadership.

Over two decades at Microsoft, LinkedIn and high-growth technology businesses, Mark has led teams and grown global businesses at scale. At LinkedIn, he was a founding member of the Connected Enterprise Group, leading a global team and a business generating more than $100 million in annual revenue.

The World Economic Forum invited Mark to convene exploratory work for YES/Dublin, bringing business, government, academia and civic leaders together around practical opportunities for the city.

He created Nuapoint as an independent, transatlantic collective across Dublin, New York, Boston and San Francisco. Nuapoint brings the right senior people directly into each opportunity, combining specialist reach with the pace and flexibility to take ideas through to delivery.

Founder, Nuapoint