CEO and Founding Partner, Xcelerate Solutions
Mark Drever is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and founding partner of Xcelerate Solutions (Xcelerate), which opened for business on September 11, 2009. Mark founded the business with one goal in mind – To Help Make America Safer. Mark is responsible for developing and implementing Xcelerate’s business strategy, managing investor relations, and providing the day-to-day management and oversight of the company’s operations.
Through creative partnering approaches and competitive service offerings, Mark successfully led Xcelerate into the Federal sector, growing the company exponentially since its inception. The company’s growth is a result of significant accounts with the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA), Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) , Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and a number of agencies within the Intelligence Community (IC). Xcelerate has won prime contract vehicles with the DHS, DLA, DISA, DSS, FBI, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AOUSC), Department of Justice, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Government Accountability Office (GAO), Department of the Army, Department of the Navy, General Services Administration (GSA), and the U.S. Senate. These contract vehicles provide opportunities for further growth. Xcelerate’s all-organic success has earned Xcelerate multiple honors on the Washington Business Journal’s (WBJ) 50 Fastest Growing Companies and Best Places to Work Lists, as well as four consecutive years on the Inc. 5000 List of America’s Fastest Growing Private Companies.
Mark brings more than 20 years of management consulting experience with Fortune 100 companies, including serving as an Account Executive and Consulting Practice Leader at PwC / IBM, where he built and managed a portfolio of more than 30 Federal programs, contributing $50M in annual revenue. Mark’s successful business development efforts at IBM and Xcelerate have resulted in more than $500M in new business signings.
Mark holds a B.A. in Politics and Government from Ohio Wesleyan University, and an M.B.A. in Corporate Finance from The University of Georgia, Terry College of Business.