[1] Templeton attended North Carolina State University,[2] where he joined Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity.
[3] Templeton joined Citrix in 1995 as vice president of marketing, prior to the company's initial public offering.
[5] In his visit to Citrix SaaS division offices in February 2014, Templeton declared his highest aspiration was to be a moral corporate leader, and he received a standing ovation.
[10][11] On May 8, 2019, DigitalOcean announced that Mark Templeton was stepping back from his role as CEO due to a personal health issue.
In the past he has contributed to the Republican National Committee, John McCain, Hillary Clinton, Tim Mahoney, and Ron Klein.