Mark Hattas, Co-Founder and CEO
mark.hattas@geneca.com

Mark Hattas co-founded Geneca in 1998 as a young, 26-year old entrepreneur. Today, as Geneca’s CEO, he is at the helm of one of the fastest growing IT services firms in the Chicago region.  Geneca is a trusted technology partner to many Fortune 1000 companies and a destination workplace for Chicago’s brightest IT professionals.

Mark is a charismatic leader widely respected for his commitment to his clients, employees, community, and family.  With a career largely devoted to raising the bar on the delivery standards of IT services firms, Mark and his team work passionately to help organizations adopt the software best practices that result in predictable business value.


Prior to founding Geneca, Mark was a sales representative at GE Medical Systems.  A driven and independent thinker, Mark led sales to record territory levels for capital equipment, service, and financial leasing offerings.

Mark is an active member of the Board of Directors for the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, i.c.stars, and the Charles Tillman Cornerstone Foundation. He is the recipient of a Young Executives Award, an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Nominee, and has led Geneca to its receipt of Deloitte’s Fast 50/500, Inc. 5000, 101 Best & Brightest Places to Work, and the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce’s Workplace Excellence Award.  He is actively involved in a variety of other associations including Society of Information Management, Young Presidents Organization, and the Association of Information Technology Professionals.   Mark is an invited speaker on topics such as Generational Theory, business and innovation strategy, and the role of IT in delivering business value.