# Mark Godley

> Mark Godley is the CEO of LeadGenius, a Berkeley-based B2B data intelligence platform that combines AI with human computation to deliver precision contact data for enterprise go-to-market teams. A self-described C-suite startup junkie with 30 years of SaaS expertise, Godley joined LeadGenius in 2017 — first as President, then stepping into the CEO role — and has driven the company's pivot from a service-heavy model to a scalable SaaS platform serving 400+ enterprise customers across 42 countries including Google, Microsoft, Amazon, IBM, and Autodesk. Under his leadership, LeadGenius has distinguished itself as the first crowdsourcing company to set a minimum wage tied to the cost of living in each country of operation, building a global decentralized workforce of data researchers while remaining GDPR and CCPA compliant.

- **Role:** CEO at LeadGenius
- **Organizations:** LeadGenius, HG Data (HG Insights), ConnectAndSell, Aventura, Omniquo, ZenIQ, The Big Willow, ZoomInfo, Matchbox.io, HIMSS Analytics, Vervoe
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.A. in Marketing, Villanova University, Executive Graduate Program - Increasing Sales Force Productivity, UC Berkeley Haas School of Business, Executive Graduate Program - Sales & Marketing, University of Chicago Booth School of Business
- **Known for:** Led LeadGenius to 400+ enterprise customers across 42 countries with 3 billion+ data records delivered, Drove company pivot from service-heavy model to scalable SaaS platform under multi-year automation initiative, Grew LeadGenius enterprise application usage 6x through product called Flow, adopted by 900+ users within one year

## Career timeline

- **2008-2012** — Managed alliance, partnership, and sales channel efforts at healthcare startup Aventura
- **2012-2014** — Served as Vice President of Market Development at ConnectAndSell, a cloud-based sales productivity platform
- **2014-2017** — Chief Revenue Officer at HG Data (now HG Insights), a technology intelligence platform
- **2015-2017** — Advisor at ZoomInfo
- **2015-2021** — Board member at Matchbox.io
- **2016-2021** — Board member at HIMSS Analytics and Omniquo
- **2017** — Joined LeadGenius as President following Series B funding round
- **2017-present** — Chief Executive Officer at LeadGenius, driving SaaS transformation and enterprise growth
- **2019** — LeadGenius raised additional seed funding (last raise: September 2019), total funding reaching $31.33M
- **2024** — LeadGenius reached $5M in ARR with 250+ customers

## Achievements

- Led LeadGenius to 400+ enterprise customers across 42 countries with 3 billion+ data records delivered
- Drove company pivot from service-heavy model to scalable SaaS platform under multi-year automation initiative
- Grew LeadGenius enterprise application usage 6x through product called Flow, adopted by 900+ users within one year
- Secured major enterprise clients including Google, Amazon, Microsoft, IBM, SAP, Box, Square, eBay, and Autodesk
- Championed LeadGenius as the first crowdsourcing company to set minimum wage tied to cost of living per country
- Award-winning guest lecturer in undergraduate business at USC
- 30+ years of SaaS growth expertise including 20+ years in sales and marketing technology

## Latest updates

- **2024-06** — LeadGenius reached $5M in revenue with approximately 250 customers under Godley's leadership.
- **2024-02** — Mark Godley posted on LinkedIn that LeadGenius delivered 7x more contact coverage for a client, highlighting the platform's data reach.
- **2023-01** — LeadGenius announced significant hiring push, adding 14 people in 90 days with more hires planned.

## Links

- Website: https://leadgenius.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/markgodley
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/mgodley21
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LeadGenius/

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Last updated: 2026-05-16