Mark Stockhowe
Mark is an experienced executive in technology and healthcare, having worked in leadership in two Fortune 50 companies as well as for several early-stage companies. He is skilled at solving complex problems that span people, process, and technology.
From 2010 to 2020, he was in the Optum Advisory Services unit of UnitedHealth Group, where he worked with payer, provider, and life sciences clients, providing program leadership for critical client initiatives. Before joining Optum, Mark held executive roles in early-stage hardware and software technology companies. Previously, he achieved success in field management roles at Digital Equipment Corp. (DEC), a leading computer manufacturer.
He holds a master’s degree in business administration from Bethel University (St. Paul), and a bachelor’s degree in business management from Cardinal Stritch University.
Available Keynote Presentation
Resilience and Joy: Applying your faith at work
Resilience and Joy: Integrating Faith and Work In today’s business world, challenges are inevitable—client rejections, financial uncertainty, and unexpected changes can test even the strongest leaders. In this engaging session, Mark Stockhowe shares personal and professional lessons from seasons of significant trial, including major health setbacks and career transitions, revealing how faith can be the anchor that sustains both resilience and joy. Drawing from Scripture and real-world business experiences, participants will learn practical, faith-based practices to navigate adversity, maintain purpose, and cultivate joy that transcends circumstances. Key Takeaways: • How to view trials as opportunities for perseverance and growth. • Ways to integrate prayer, Sabbath, and community into your work life for renewed perspective. • Practical steps to align daily business decisions with Kingdom values. • Strategies to replace isolation, rejection, and burnout with hope, connection, and peace. Attendees will leave encouraged, equipped, and inspired to see their work as both worship and ministry—no matter the challenges they face.
About Mark Stockhowe
Mark is a fractional CEO, COO, and strategic advisor with over two decades of experience helping leaders navigate vision to measurable value. His career spans healthcare, high technology, and med-tech, guiding organizations from startups to mid-market companies through growth, transformation, and turnarounds. A former Fortune 50 executive, he now leads M W Stockhowe & Associates, helping CEOs clarify purpose, align strategy, and execute with discipline. He has led teams in diverse industries, emphasizing purpose, priorities, healthy team dynamics, and follow-through.
Mark also mentors emerging leaders, helping them navigate transitions, build resilient organizations, and integrate values into decisions. He is committed to creating environments where people flourish professionally, personally, and spiritually, always aiming for sustainable results without losing sight of what matters most.
Creator of the Vision Navigator Operating System™, Mark believes purpose and profit can coexist and complement each other. His system integrates disciplines like OKRs, EOS, Scaling Up, and The 4 Disciplines of Execution into a practical framework for aligning people, plans, and performance. Believing purpose and profit can coexist, and are entirely consistent with his Christiann faith. Mark currently serves on the boards of two faith-based nonprofits.