# Mark Anderson

> Mark Anderson is the Founding Chair and CEO of Pattern Computer, a Friday Harbor, Washington AI firm that hunts for hidden patterns in high-dimensional data. He is best known as the founder of Strategic News Service and its weekly SNS Global Report, read by figures like Bill Gates, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, and for an annual Top 10 Predictions list with a publicly graded accuracy rating above 95%. He also chairs Future in Review, a conference The Economist called the best technology conference in the world.

- **Role:** Founding Chair and CEO at Pattern Computer
- **Organizations:** Pattern Computer, Inc., Strategic News Service (SNS), Future in Review (FiRe), MAJIQ, INVNT/IP
- **Nationality:** American
- **Known for:** Publicly graded Top 10 Predictions accuracy rating above 95%, Only person to publicly predict both the Great Financial Collapse and the Oil Price Collapse, Founded Strategic News Service and the widely read SNS Global Report

## Career timeline

- **1989** — Founded Strategic News Service
- **1995** — Launched the weekly SNS Global Report
- **1997** — Identified the CarryAlong computer category, later realized as netbooks and tablets
- **1998** — Described the Internet Assistant category, later realized by Siri and Google Now
- **2003** — Established the Future in Review (FiRe) conference
- **2005** — Served as president of MAJIQ until 2005
- **2007** — Publicly predicted the Great Financial Collapse on CNBC Europe in March
- **2016** — Founded Pattern Computer in Friday Harbor, Washington
- **2018** — Published The Pattern Future
- **2022** — Pattern Computer raised a Series B round
- **2026** — Unveiled the SNS 2026 Top 10 Predictions

## Achievements

- Publicly graded Top 10 Predictions accuracy rating above 95%
- Only person to publicly predict both the Great Financial Collapse and the Oil Price Collapse
- Founded Strategic News Service and the widely read SNS Global Report
- Chairs Future in Review, called by The Economist the best technology conference in the world
- Co-founded MAJIQ, a global leader in enterprise software for the pulp and paper industry
- Designed Sweden's wireless spectrum auction process and helped accelerate 3G deployment in Iceland
- Founded the Washington Technology Industry Association 'Fast Pitch' investment forum

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Unveiled the Strategic News Service 2026 Top 10 Predictions in a live event
- **2026-01** — Participated in the Pitchforce JPM Investment Summit

## Links

- Website: https://patterncomputer.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/markandersonpredicts
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/PatternComputer
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nC9UeSbGjI

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Last updated: 2026-07-01