# Mark Briggs

> Mark Briggs is the Boston-based founder, chairman and CEO of Validity, which he founded with Silversmith Capital Partners in 2018. A Dartmouth physics graduate and former ABILITY Network CEO, he has assembled software businesses spanning customer data quality, email verification, deliverability and testing. He is also a senior advisor to Silversmith and an EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2024 New England award winner.

- **Role:** Founder, Chairman and CEO at Validity
- **Organizations:** Validity, Silversmith Capital Partners, ABILITY Network, LinkSoft Technologies, QuadraMed Corporation, NaviNet, Carefx Corporation, Dartmouth College
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in physics, Dartmouth College, Master’s degree in theoretical physics, Dartmouth College
- **Known for:** Founded and sold LinkSoft Technologies., Founded Validity in partnership with Silversmith Capital Partners., Led Validity through acquisitions including CRMfusion, BriteVerify, Return Path and Litmus.

## Career timeline

- **1992** — Completed his undergraduate physics degree at Dartmouth.
- **1993** — Completed graduate study in theoretical physics at Dartmouth.
- **Before 2010** — Founded and led LinkSoft Technologies; held leadership roles at QuadraMed, NaviNet and Carefx.
- **2010-2015** — Served as CEO of ABILITY Network.
- **2018** — Founded Validity with Silversmith Capital Partners; appointed chairman and CEO. Validity acquired CRMfusion and BriteVerify.
- **2019** — Validity completed its acquisition of Return Path on May 31, alongside investment from PSG and Silversmith.
- **2024** — Named an EY Entrepreneur Of The Year New England award winner.
- **2025** — Validity acquired Litmus on April 10.
- **2026** — Announced Validity Engage with Matt Gore at Litmus Live; appeared with Guy Hanson and Steve Wozniak in AI Executive Briefing sessions.

## Achievements

- Founded and sold LinkSoft Technologies.
- Founded Validity in partnership with Silversmith Capital Partners.
- Led Validity through acquisitions including CRMfusion, BriteVerify, Return Path and Litmus.
- Named an EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2024 New England award winner.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Validity launched Heatwave, a blocklist identifying domains with behavioral patterns associated with artificial email warming.
- **2026-08** — Appeared with Steve Wozniak in Building What Lasts, an AI Executive Briefing listed August 26.
- **2026-07** — Featured with Guy Hanson in Setting Realistic AI Expectations with the CEO, listed in the webinar archive July 30.
- **2026-02** — Announced Validity Engage with Matt Gore at Litmus Live 2026.

## Links

- Website: https://www.validity.com/company/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-briggs-5534b71

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