# Mark Frank

> Mark Frank is the Denver-based co-founder and CEO of SonderMind, a technology-enabled mental healthcare company. A West Point-trained former Army officer and Morgan Stanley healthcare banker, he built and sold several businesses before co-founding SonderMind in 2014. His career is marked by a recurring preference for direct operating responsibility, a pragmatic view of risk, and a habit of learning industries from the ground up.

- **Role:** CEO and Co-Founder at SonderMind
- **Organizations:** SonderMind, Next Oncology, Anova Cancer Care, SafeImageMD, TermScout, Goldwing Capital, Morgan Stanley, Lehman Brothers, United States Army
- **From:** Atlanta, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S. in Computer Science, United States Military Academy at West Point, M.S. in Computer and Information Sciences, University of Phoenix, MBA, Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management, Master of Engineering Management, Northwestern University
- **Known for:** Led three platoons and served as a company executive officer during five years in the U.S. Army., Built Anova Cancer Care to close to eight-figure revenue and approximately 30% free-cash-flow margins before a sale; Frank said the transaction produced a 12x return for his outside investor., Co-founded and sold medical-imaging SaaS company SafeImageMD.

## Career timeline

- **2000** — Graduated from West Point with a B.S. in Computer Science and began U.S. Army service.
- **2000-2005** — Served as a U.S. Army officer, including platoon leadership, company executive officer duties and deployment during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
- **2005-2007** — Completed an MBA and Master of Engineering Management at Northwestern University.
- **2007-2009** — Worked in investment banking, including healthcare-focused work at Morgan Stanley.
- **2009** — Founded Denver CyberKnife, later known as Anova Cancer Care and associated with Next Oncology.
- **2011** — Co-founded medical-imaging software company SafeImageMD.
- **2013** — Became a partner at seed investment firm Goldwing Capital and co-founded a sales-intelligence data business later associated with TermScout.
- **2014** — Co-founded SonderMind with counselor Sean Boyd in Denver.
- **2018** — SonderMind raised its first outside institutional funding.
- **2021** — SonderMind announced a $150 million Series C financing.
- **2023** — SonderMind acquired technology and selected team members from Mindstrong.
- **2025** — SonderMind announced availability across all 50 U.S. states and launched a suite of AI-assisted tools with clinician oversight.

## Achievements

- Led three platoons and served as a company executive officer during five years in the U.S. Army.
- Built Anova Cancer Care to close to eight-figure revenue and approximately 30% free-cash-flow margins before a sale; Frank said the transaction produced a 12x return for his outside investor.
- Co-founded and sold medical-imaging SaaS company SafeImageMD.
- Co-founded SonderMind in 2014 and led it through a $150 million Series C financing in 2021.
- Led SonderMind through nationwide expansion announced in April 2025.
- Helped build and invest in multiple Colorado-based technology and healthcare ventures.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Appeared on The Kickstart Podcast to discuss SonderMind's founding, fundraising, scaling, leadership and renewed founder focus around AI.
- **2025-10** — SonderMind announced a suite of AI-assisted tools designed with privacy protections and clinician oversight.
- **2025-09** — SonderMind commercially launched an AI-assisted notes tool for providers.
- **2025-04** — SonderMind announced that its service footprint had expanded to all 50 U.S. states.
- **2025-02** — SonderMind added Jen Meyer as President of Commercial and Consumer Business to accelerate national partnerships.

## Links

- Website: https://www.sondermind.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markdfrank1
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/MarkDFrank

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Last updated: 2026-08-27