Mark Burdette, EDP

Before joining the West Virginia Department of Economic Development with WV SBDC, Burdette worked in the private sector as co-founder of Citynet, along with starting and growing many other small businesses in West Virginia in the areas of technology, manufacturing, and marketing. Burdette brings many years of experience working in the entrepreneurial development arena, most notably as General Manager of the Advantage Valley Entrepreneurial League System®, which helped lay the foundation for the thriving and growing West Virginia Entrepreneurship Ecosystem that exists today. A native of West Virginia, Burdette has devoted his career to not only starting and growing companies in West Virginia but has helped advance entrepreneurship and innovation as an important economic development strategy throughout the state.