Mark Privitera | AIChE

Mark Privitera

CEO/Principal Engineer
PreProcess, Inc.

Marc develops technology, leads projects and builds companies. A chemical engineering leader for 30 years, routinely recognized as the go to guy for getting the job done. His infectious enthusiasm and passion for excellence drives innovative applications to commercialization. With a positive attitude, the “we will find a way” mantra comes to life. He has spent time in the corporate world and now successfully delivers in the fast paced world of venture capital funded entrepreneurial efforts. From billion dollar chemical mega projects to the initial throws of a new start up delivering first in the world applications, Marc has delivered a wide variety of chemical engineering success. Having pitched on Sand Hill Road, the mecca of venture capital in California, he has taken complex technical systems and refined them into simple investment explanations in the board room. As an innovator, and inventor, he has developed multiple products and processes giving him eight US patents. Projects have included agricultural processing, consumer products, biofuels, rare earths, lithium, industrial hemp, many other critical materials. Marc is a California Registered Professional Engineer: Chemical CH6543 and Control Systems CS7166