Mark Teitell is Executive Director of the Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem ("DECE").

Teitell is responsible for bringing DECE's open standard for digital distribution to market with the support of the consortium's 60 member companies including nearly every major Hollywood studio and top consumer electronics, technology, cable and wireless companies.

Teitell works closely with executives from DECE member companies to accelerate global adoption of UltraViolet by industry and consumers. He plays a broad, integrative leadership role spanning strategy, product development, ecosystem business development, marketing and operations.

Prior to DECE, Teitell was a consulting partner at Oliver Wyman where he advised senior Media and Consumer Technology executives on next-generation business models and new digital consumer offerings. His experience spans the content distribution spectrum including mobile, online video, home entertainment, music, video-on-demand, IPTV and devices. He also has extensive experience assessing anti-piracy strategies and tactics.

As a member of the management team, Teitell was instrumental in the launch of Sprint's first wireless initiative, Sprint PCS, and has held senior management roles within several venture-funded new media start-ups.

Teitell earned an MBA from Northwestern University's J.D. Kellogg School of Management, where he graduated with distinction and was named an F.C. Austin Scholar. He also earned a BA in History from Brown University.