Where does Mark 'Garvey' Candella work?

Mark 'Garvey' Candella is Advisory Board Member at Esports Global.

Where did Mark 'Garvey' Candella go to school?

Mark 'Garvey' Candella studied at Nanjing University (Certificate, Chinese language); Beijing Language and Culture University (Certificate, Chinese Language); The City University of New York (Bachelor's Degree, Political Science and Government).

Mark 'Garvey' Candella

Investor

Advisory Board Member at Esports Global

Greater Seattle Area

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179 people in our graph share verified history with Mark — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

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About

Advisory board member and Chief Strategy Officer at Acadarena, a company focused on scholastic esports and gaming culture. He previously spent over eight years as a Director in Twitch's Partnerships team, leading international expansion and founding the Twitch Student Program.

Experience

Self-employedAdvisor Consultant Investorcurrent2025 — present
ESPORTS GLOBALMember of The Supervisory Boardcurrent2023 — present
Global Esports FederationCommittee Member: Education Youth Culture Commissioncurrent2019 — present
NODWIN GamingHead of Education & Government Liaisons2023 — 2024
AcadArenaChief Business & Strategy Officer2022 — 2023Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines
TwitchDirector of Student and Education Programs2016 — 2022Greater Seattle Area
TwitchDirector, Strategic Partnerships2014 — 2022
Twitch Student programFounder2015 — 2022
AZUBUGeneral Manager2012 — 2014Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
Nanjing UniversityTeaching Professional2009Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
see "Education"Student2002 — 2008
UPSDelivery Driver1991 — 2001New York City Metropolitan Area

Skills & more

Relationship BuildingProblem SolvingCritical ThinkingConfidentialityStrategy1Interpersonal Skills1CommunicationManagement27Strategic Planning7Leadership11Public Speaking6Global Initiatives

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Business DevelopmentTeachingStrategic PartnershipsCustomer ServiceProject ManagementSalesSocial MediaSocial Networking

Languages Chinese · English

From Mark's professional profile.

Colleagues at Esports Global

Ben Hakham

Chief Investment Officer (CIO) at Esports Global

Chester King

Founder & Chairman at Esports Global

Dave Martin

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Esports Global

Ethan Chiu

Analyst at Esports Global

Ian Gawthrope

Commercial Director at Esports Global

Joseph Griffiths

General Counsel at Esports Global

Melita Moore

Advisory Board Member at Esports Global

Milind Pradhan

Finance Director at Esports Global

Frequently asked questions

Who is Mark 'Garvey' Candella?: Advisory board member and Chief Strategy Officer at Acadarena, a company focused on scholastic esports and gaming culture. He previously spent over eight years as a Director in Twitch's Partnerships team, leading international expansion and founding the Twitch Student Program.
Where does Mark 'Garvey' Candella work?: Mark 'Garvey' Candella is Advisory Board Member at Esports Global.
Where did Mark 'Garvey' Candella go to school?: Mark 'Garvey' Candella studied at Nanjing University (Certificate, Chinese language); Beijing Language and Culture University (Certificate, Chinese Language); The City University of New York (Bachelor's Degree, Political Science and Government).

Same school

Also attended Nanjing University37

Will PriceInvestor at Next Frontier Capital Kent MadsenFounding Managing Partner Emeritus & Venture Partner at EPIC VENTURES Zhenan BaoAdvisory Partner at Fusion Rebecca LiVice President at Sky9 Capital Violet TanPartner & COO at UpHonest Capital Lingling JiangPartner at DWF Labs

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Also attended Beijing Language and Culture University54

Lindsey YeePrincipal at Starbridge Venture Capital Llc Sophie StalkerOperations Director, Healthcare at Red Cell Incubation Mick AguirrePrincipal, Strategy & Sustainability at Kickstart Ventures Tom ProfumoPartner at Active Partners Murat AkuyevGeneral Counsel at Runa Capital Minh DoChief Operating Officer at Animoca Brands

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Also attended The City University of New York15

Paul McNabbGeneral Partner at Episode1 Florence DardChief Client Officer at Pantheon Ventures Sophia BendzInvestment Committee member at Bonnier Capital Anna KravetsMentor Advisor at PharmStars Ventures Keith CorbinCFO at Shoreline Venture Management Marcus WhitneyCo-Founder at Jumpstart Health Investors

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Shared employers

Also worked at NODWIN Gaming27

Akshat RatheeCo-Founder & Managing Director at NODWIN Gaming Gautam VirkCo-Founder & Chief Executive Officer (India) at NODWIN Gaming Nishant PatelCo-founder at AFK Gaming and SVP - Founder Office and MD Office Initiatives, NODWIN Gaming at NODWIN Gaming Siddharth NayyarCofounder, AFK Gaming, & Cofounder & CEO, Max Level at NODWIN Gaming Gokhan KazarCo-Founder (Ninja Global), CEO (NODWIN Gaming MENA), & Executive Producer (Board Game Mission) at NODWIN Gaming Doruk DemirsarHead (NODWIN Gaming Turkey), Co-Founder (Ninja Global), & Executive Producer (Board Game Mission) at NODWIN Gaming

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Also worked at Twitch38

Justin LiuVice President at Sapphire Ventures Stewart AlsopInvestor at Alsop Louie Partners Justin KanInvestor at Goat Capital Ethan KurzweilInvestor at Chemistry Hubert ThieblotGeneral Partner at Founders Kevin LinCo-founder and General Partner at Lifelike Capital

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Also worked at Nanjing University3

Meg RudyPrincipal at The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation Andrea MambriniCTO & Co-Founder at Exogene Lixiao WangFounder & Chief Executive Officer at GIE Medical

Also worked at UPS30

Luke ZaientzOperating Partner at Rally Ventures Management, Llc Thomas BrophyVP of Finance at New Form Capital Andy RichardsInvestor at Cambridge Innovation Capital Ryan DresslerManaging Director at Advantage Capital Partners Yiorgos GiannetosSenior Fund Accountant at Runway Growth Capital Mitch MattinglySenior Associate at LFM Capital, LLC

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