Mark Anthony Essien (Listen)ⓘ (born 18 December 1980 in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State) is a Nigerian entrepreneur, software developer and startup investor.
[10][11][12][13] Essien stepped down as the CEO of HNG Internships, a programme he founded to solve the Nigerian software engineering talent problem.
He handed over to Seyi Onifade[14] In 2015, Essien made the Forbes list of the 30 youngest entrepreneurs in Africa.
[16] In 2016, Hotels.ng co-invested with Jason Njoku and Spark in OgaVenue,[17] an events booking platform.
He has delivered talks on leveraging networks to build a business and how Africa can lead in the global technology space, speaking at TEDxEuston and TEDxGbagada respectively.