Where does Mark Pecen work?

Mark Pecen is General Partner at Cognition Fund.

Where did Mark Pecen go to school?

Mark Pecen studied at University of Pennsylvania (MS, Engineering); The Wharton School (EMTM, Technology Management).

Mark Pecen

Investor

Antibes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

About

Mark Pecen is a senior technology executive with over 35 years in information and communications technology, currently serving as Technical Committee Chair at ETSI and Vice Chair of EigenQ, Inc., a quantum technology and cybersecurity firm. He holds more than 100 patents in wireless communication and networking, and led research and standardization efforts on cellular technologies including GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, and 4G-LTE across roles at Motorola and BlackBerry. Pecen co-founded and chaired ETSI's Technical Committee on Quantum Safe Cryptography, has served on over 20 governance and advisory boards including the University of Waterloo's Institute for Quantum Computing, and is a general partner in a Canadian venture fund.

Experience

ETSITechnical Committee Chaircurrent2025 — presentSophia Antipolis
|EigenQ>Vice Chair and Board Membercurrent2025 — presentUnited States
Cognition FundGeneral Partnercurrent2020 — presentWaterloo, Ontario, Canada
Approach Infinity, Inc.CEOcurrent2013 — presentWaterloo, Ontario, CANADA
Quantum Valley Ideas LabPresident and Executive Advisor2020 — 2022Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
ETSIChairman - WG Quantum-Safe Cryptography2015 — 2020France
ISARA CorporationChief Operating Officer2014 — 2020Canada
BlackBerrySr. Vice President R&D2005 — 2013Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Motorola Mobility (a Lenovo Company)Senior Fellow of the Technical Staff1997 — 2005Illinois, United States
Engineering, Research & Development GroupManaging Director1986 — 1997Illinois, United States

Colleagues at Cognition Fund

Paul Bridger

Managing Partner at Cognition Fund

Randall Howard

General Partner at Cognition Fund

Frequently asked questions

Who is Mark Pecen?: Mark Pecen is a senior technology executive with over 35 years in information and communications technology, currently serving as Technical Committee Chair at ETSI and Vice Chair of EigenQ, Inc., a quantum technology and cybersecurity firm. He holds more than 100 patents in wireless communication and networking, and led research and standardization efforts on cellular technologies including GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, and 4G-LTE across roles at Motorola and BlackBerry. Pecen co-founded and chaired ETSI's Technical Committee on Quantum Safe Cryptography, has served on over 20 governance and advisory boards including the University of Waterloo's Institute for Quantum Computing, and is a general partner in a Canadian venture fund.
Where does Mark Pecen work?: Mark Pecen is General Partner at Cognition Fund.
Where did Mark Pecen go to school?: Mark Pecen studied at University of Pennsylvania (MS, Engineering); The Wharton School (EMTM, Technology Management).