Mark Friedman has been a CEO and COO in a variety of industries, including healthcare, conference management, employee benefits, real estate, software and databases, market research, financial services and investments.  He currently is the CEO of Lakeview Business Advisory and Management, LLC.  Mark is also President of RTP Capital, an angel capital network in the Research Triangle Park region of North Carolina, as well one of its founding members.  He is chairman of a nationwide series of educational programs titled the Mid-Sized Retirement and Healthcare Plan Management conferences run in conjunction with the Kenan-Flagler School of Business at the University of North Carolina.

Mark has experience many areas of business, including mergers and acquisitions, finance and turnarounds.   He has held the positions of CEO of Cutting Edge Information, LLC,  a research firm in the pharmaceutical industry; a member of the senior management team and Vice President of Development for Affordable Care, LLC, a large dental support organization affiliated with more than 240 Affordable Dentures and Implants practices in 39 states; COO and Director of UAI Technology, a diversified entrepreneurial business; President of Mid-Jersey Realty LLC, Garden State Dental LLC, and Group Dental Health Administrators, Inc.; and President of Leonard Financial Planning Systems. He has his bachelor’s degree from the University of Rochester, his MBA from Duke University and also holds the Certified Financial Planner designation.