Guiding EGI.eu’s alignment with global open science efforts, initiatives of the European Commission, data spaces and data sharing initiatives in research and industry, and the broader cloud-edge computing continuum in Europe.  An experienced leader and senior executive, skilled in a wide range of technologies, with particular expertise in high performance computing, spearheading Canada’s national advanced research computing organization, Compute Canada, in a complete refresh of its technology base and a full re-financing of its operations. Mark has advised e-Infrastructure organizations on four continents, as well as global vendors of advanced computing technology, on issues of strategic planning, service alignment, and operational impacts of technology trends.