Mark Hirschhorn is a seasoned executive with extensive experience as an Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (CFO), and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Over his career, he has successfully managed more than 50 acquisitions across the U.S., Europe, Latin America, and Asia, and has overseen finance, treasury, and investor relations for four multinational public companies.
Since October 2024, Mark has been serving as the CFO of Amwell, a leading hybrid care delivery enablement platform. In this role, he focuses on strategic capital allocation, enterprise-wide optimization, and other initiatives aimed at enhancing shareholder value.
Mark holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Government and an MBA in Accounting from Rutgers University. He began his career at Deloitte, where he spent nine years as a Senior Manager, managing audits for major clients like Chanel and Mitsubishi, and participating in various due diligence activities both domestically and internationally. He then served as Vice President and Global Controller at RSL Communications, Ltd., and later as CFO at BT Radianz, Ltd.
In 2004, Mark joined RCS/Media Monitors and orchestrated the sale of the company to iHeartRadio in 2006. During his eight-year tenure, he oversaw all financial, human resources, legal, and IT operations, and managed the rollout of over 350 Media Monitors operations in the U.S.
In 2012, Mark became the CFO of Teladoc Health, and in 2017, he was also appointed COO. At the time of his joining, Teladoc was generating under $10 million in revenue. Over the next two years, he led the company's finance and business development activities, identified and acquired the startup BetterHelp, and spearheaded Teladoc’s 2015 IPO.
Mark later joined ArisGlobal, a pharmacovigilance SaaS company, as CFO. He managed a private placement of nearly $300 million in debt before the company's $800 million sale to Nordic Capital.
In 2020, Mark joined Talkspace as President, COO, and CFO. He was instrumental in creating an enterprise division that grew from $1 million to over $50 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR) in 18 months. He also directed the company’s public debut in June 2021. In 2022, he became the CEO of TapestryHealth, a digital healthcare provider for post-acute care facilities, where he helped scale the company through expansion and diversification of business operations, with a focus on in-home care. He left TapestryHealth in 2024 to join Amwell.
With over 35 years of leadership in financial and business operations, Mark is highly skilled in strategic planning, business strategy, process improvement, and contract negotiation. In 2017, he was named Best CFO of a Small Cap Healthcare Company by Institutional Investor.