Mark Vena is the CEO and Principal Analyst at SmartTech Research based in Las Vegas, Nevada. As a technology industry veteran for over 25 years, Mark Vena covers numerous business, enterprise and consumer tech topics, including AI, semiconductor, PCs, smartphones, smart home, connected health, security, PC and console gaming, and streaming entertainment solutions. Mark has held senior marketing and business leadership positions at Compaq, Dell, Alienware, Synaptics, Sling Media and Neato Robotics. Mark has appeared on CNBC, NBC News, ABC News, Business Today, The Discovery Channel and other media outlets. Mark’s analysis and commentary have appeared on Forbes, Medium and other well-known business news and research sites. His comments about the consumer tech space have repeatedly appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, USA Today, TechNewsWorld and other news publications.

 

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Mark resides in Las Vegas, Nevada.